Merthyl bromide is converted into ethan by heating it in ether medium with:

Options

A. Al
B. Zn
C. Na
D. Cu

Answer

C

Explanation

When alkyl halides are treated with sodium metal in dry ether. It results in the formation of an alkane having double number of carbon atoms as that are present in parent halide. This reaction is called Wurtz reaction.
e.g. `underset("methyl bromide")(CH_(3)Br)+2Na+Br-CH_(3) overset("Ether")to underset("Ethane")(CH_(3)-CH_(3))+2NaBr`