1yes (a) can b prepared but as i said the yield would b very poor coz of mixed products
Q56) Which of the following cannot be prepared by Wurtz reaction?
a) C3H8 b) CH4 c) C4H10 d) C2H4
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1b and d is the answer............ i want to know that wurtz reaction is suitable for alkanes containing even no. of carbon atoms... then how (a) can be prepared
1(a): it can't b prepared coz it contains odd number of carbon atoms,yield would b very poor coz of mixed products
(b):it contains only 1 carbon atom and in wurtz rkn the lowest product which can b prepared is ethane
(c):yes it can be prepared
(d):no,it can't b prepared coz its an alkene and wurtz rkn is used to prepare alkane
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1the answer is (b)...
(d) can be prepared using wurtz and so can (a) be prepared