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why is Wlurtz reaction not preferred for preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon atoms

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preparation of alkanes containing odd NUMBER of carbon atoms, two different alkyl HALIDES are taken and two different alkyl halides can REACT in three different ways. Therefore, a mixture of alkanes is produced,That’s why this METHOD (Wurtz reaction) is not suitable for the preparation of odd number alkanes



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