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In organic chemistry, the Wurtz reaction, named after Charles Adolphe Wurtz, is a coupling reaction in which two alkyl halides are treated with sodium metal to form a higher alkane.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: Annales de chimie et de physique, Bicyclobutane, Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Copper, Copper chloride, Coupling reaction, Cyclohexane, Ether, Functional group, Grignard reagent, Haloalkane, Hexamethyldisilane, Indium, Iron, Liebigs Annalen, Manganese, Metal–halogen exchange, Organic chemistry, Organic synthesis, Polysilane, Polystannane, Radical (chemistry), Rieke metal, Silver, SN2 reaction, Sodium, Tetraphenyldiphosphine, Trimethylsilyl chloride, Ullmann reaction, Wurtz–Fittig reaction, Zinc.

  2. Condensation reactions

Annales de chimie et de physique

Annales de chimie et de physique (French for Annals of Chemistry and Physics) is a scientific journal founded in Paris, France, in 1789 under the title Annales de chimie.

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Bicyclobutane

Bicyclobutane is an organic compound with the formula C4H6.

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Charles Adolphe Wurtz

Charles Adolphe Wurtz (26 November 181710 May 1884) was an Alsatian French chemist.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.

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Copper chloride

Copper chloride may refer to.

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Coupling reaction

In organic chemistry, a coupling reaction is a type of reaction in which two reactant molecules are bonded together. Wurtz reaction and coupling reaction are coupling reactions.

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Cyclohexane

Cyclohexane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula.

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Ether

In organic chemistry, ethers are a class of compounds that contain an ether group—an oxygen atom bonded to two organyl groups (e.g., alkyl or aryl).

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Functional group

In organic chemistry, a functional group is a substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions.

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Grignard reagent

Grignard reagents or Grignard compounds are chemical compounds with the general formula, where X is a halogen and R is an organic group, normally an alkyl or aryl. Wurtz reaction and Grignard reagent are coupling reactions.

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Haloalkane

The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are alkanes containing one or more halogen substituents.

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Hexamethyldisilane

Hexamethyldisilane (TMS2) is the organosilicon compound with the formula Si2(CH3)6, abbreviated Si2Me6.

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Indium

Indium is a chemical element; it has symbol In and atomic number 49.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element.

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Liebigs Annalen

Justus Liebig's Annalen der Chemie (often cited as Liebigs Annalen) was one of the oldest and historically most important journals in the field of organic chemistry worldwide.

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Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25.

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In organometallic chemistry, metal–halogen exchange is a fundamental reaction that converts an organic halide into an organometallic product.

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Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.

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Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis is a branch of chemical synthesis concerned with the construction of organic compounds.

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Polysilane

Polysilanes are organosilicon compounds with the formula (R2Si)n.

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Polystannane

Polystannanes are organotin compounds with the formula (R2Sn)n.

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Radical (chemistry)

In chemistry, a radical, also known as a free radical, is an atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron.

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A Rieke metal is a highly reactive metal powder generated by reduction of a metal salt with an alkali metal.

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Silver

Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.

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SN2 reaction

Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) is a type of reaction mechanism that is common in organic chemistry.

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Sodium

Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na (from Neo-Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.

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Tetraphenyldiphosphine

Tetraphenyldiphosphine is the organophosphorus compound with the formula 2, where Ph.

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Trimethylsilyl chloride

Trimethylsilyl chloride, also known as chlorotrimethylsilane is an organosilicon compound (silyl halide), with the formula, often abbreviated or TMSCl.

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Ullmann reaction

The Ullmann reaction or Ullmann coupling, named after Fritz Ullmann, couples two aryl or alkyl groups with the help of copper. Wurtz reaction and Ullmann reaction are coupling reactions and name reactions.

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Wurtz–Fittig reaction

The Wurtz–Fittig reaction is the chemical reaction of an aryl halide, alkyl halides, and sodium metal to give substituted aromatic compounds. Wurtz reaction and Wurtz–Fittig reaction are coupling reactions and name reactions.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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See also

Condensation reactions

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurtz_reaction

Also known as Wurtz coupling, Wurtz inversion.