What would occur if $sodium metal$ $"sodium metal"$ were reacted with $ethyl chloride$ $"ethyl chloride"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-16T14:33:40

$Wurtz coupling$ $"Wurtz coupling"$ to make butane is a possibility.............

$2 H_{3} {CCH}_{2} Cl + 2Na \to H_{3} {CCH}_{2} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{3} + 2NaCl$ $2"H"_3"CCH"_2"Cl" + "2Na" rarr "H"_3"CCH"_2"CH"_2"CH"_3 + "2NaCl"$

This represents a highly INEFFICIENT and UNSELECTIVE means to make a $C - C$ $"C"-"C"$ bond........you would get an unholy mess.

What would occur if sodium metal"sodium metal" were reacted with ethyl chloride"ethyl chloride"?