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Why Dry Ether Is Used In Woods Reaction. Alkyl halides when reacted with na in presence of dry ether give alkanes. The mechanism involved is free radical as well as anionic mechanism.
As a lewis base for na. In wurtz reaction sodium metal is used which is very reactive. Dry ether is a solvent which does not react with sodium.
So that the moisture can be absorbed by dry ether, because the sodium will react with moisture to form naoh and other complexes. Wurtz reaction is carried out with sodium metal which is highly reactive, hence, we have to select a solvent which will not react with the sodium metal. So selection of the solvent is done in such a way that the sodium metal does not react with the solvent.
In wurtz reaction, dry ether, or acetone usually, acts as a solvent. As a lewis base for na. This is taken because, we want the sodium to react with the halogen in the organic compound.
In wurtz reaction sodium metal is used which is very reactive. If any polar solvent like water is used, it will ionize sodium and may result in some oxides or hydroxides of na or. The mechanism involved is free radical as well as anionic mechanism.
Dry ether is a solvent which does not react with sodium.
