why is wurtz reaction not preferred for a prepration of alkanes containing odd numbers of carbons atoms

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1.	why is wurtz reaction not preferred for a prepration of alkanes containing odd numbers of carbons atoms
Answer» Wurtz REACTION is not preferred for the preparation of ALKANES containing odd number of carbon atoms because the alkane containing odd number of carbon atoms are not PREPARED as the major PRODUCT. There are more than one reaction possible here. HOPE THIS HELPS MATE!!!!