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Published on: August 14, 2026
Consider the following alkanes,
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
(iv) 
(v) 
How many alkanes cannot be synthesized by Wurtz reaction in good yield?
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A
Among the given alkanes, only three, i.e. (i), (iii) and (iv) can not be synthesised by Wurtz reaction in good yield as this reaction is a good method for the preparation of alkanes containing even number of C -atoms.
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