Methyl iodide and n-propyl iodide may be reacted with sodium metal to produce _____ organic products

Options

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 8

Answer

B

Explanation

The four products of this Wurtz reaction are n-hexane, n-butane , and ethane. On the basis of probability only , the butane should represent 50% of the product on a molar basis