Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 154
Question: Ethylene di bromide on heating with metallic sodium in ether solution yields
[Pb. CET 2004]
Options:
A) Ethene
B) Ethyne
C) 2-butene
D) 1-butene
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ CH_3CH<\begin{matrix} Br \\ Br \\ \end{matrix}+4Na+\begin{matrix} Br \\ Br \\ \end{matrix}>CH-CH_3\underset{\Delta }{\mathop{\xrightarrow{ether}}} $
$ \underset{\text{2-butene}}{\mathop{CH_3-CH=CH-CH_3}}+4NaBr $
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