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The reaction in which 2 molecules of chlorobenzene reacts with metallic sodium in presence of dry ether forming diphenyl is an example of,
ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesMHT CETMHT CET 2019 (Shift 2)
Options:
  • A Wurtz – Fittig reaction
  • B Wurtz reaction
  • C Rosenmund reaction
  • D Balz – Schiemann reaction
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The correct answer is: Wurtz – Fittig reaction
The reaction is which 2 molecules of chlorobenzene of dry ether forming diphenyl is an example of Wurtz – Fittig reaction.
For reaction can be written as:

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