Wurtz synthesis

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The reaction of 1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane with 2 eq of metallic Na
(i) in ether
(ii) in dioxane
gives ____________ ??

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Debotosh.. ·2009-10-20 08:46:14

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Gone.. ·2009-10-20 09:42:59

ne1 2nd one ??

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Nirav Dsouza ·2009-10-20 18:20:18

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Gone.. ·2009-10-22 05:02:15

no nirav.

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Nirav Dsouza ·2009-10-22 08:33:56

wats wrong????

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Gone.. ·2009-10-22 10:06:03

thats not the ans ..thats product for 1st one.

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Pritish Chakraborty ·2009-10-22 10:06:46

Thats what happens in the second one..I've seen that question before and its answer too.
Dioxane is a diether.
At room temperature, dioxane is a colourless liquid. Thus heat is required to make it anhydrous(which is one of the requirements of the Wurtz reaction).

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Debotosh.. ·2009-10-22 10:11:55

@ pritish: do u memorise answers in this way?? that is not a very good approach !!! please do not mind-just an observation!

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Pritish Chakraborty ·2009-10-22 10:14:13

lol no I don't memorize questions. But since I've done it before, I had an inkling on how it would work out.

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Gone.. ·2009-10-22 10:18:53

thats not the ans given..cud be wrong.

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Pritish Chakraborty ·2009-10-22 10:20:05

Can you post the ans please Ronald?

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eureka123 ·2009-10-22 10:20:42

ya ronald post hte answer then.......[1]

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