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Convert bromobenzene to toluene and name the process .

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When a solution of bromo benzene and iodo methane in dry ether is treated with metallic sodium, toluene is formed.
`underset("Bromo benzene")(C_(6)H_(5)Br)+underset("Iodo methane")(2Na+ICH_(3))overset("ether")(to)underset("Toluene")(C_(6)H_(6)CH_(3))+NaBr+NaI`
The process is named as Wurtz-Fitting reaction.
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