Question

Identify A, B, C, D, E, R and R1 in the following:

Answer 1

Since D of D₂O gets attached to the carbon atom to which MgBr is attached, C is

When an alkyl halide is treated with Na in the presence of ether, a hydrocarbon containing double the number of carbon atoms as present in the original halide is obtained as product. This is known as Wurtz reaction. Therefore, the halide, R¹−X, is