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Wurtz reaction
The Wurzt reaction after Charles Adolphe Wurtz is a coupling reaction in organic chemistry and organometallic chemistry where by two alkyl halides are reacted with sodium:
2 R-X + Na → R-R + 2NaCl
This reaction involves the radical species R..
References
A. Wurtz, Ann. Chim. Phys. [3] 44, 275 (1855); Ann. 96, 364 (1855).
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