How alkyl halides are reduced?

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How alkyl halides are reduced?

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sonia · Answer 1 · 2017-09-21T01:04:39+0000

Answer. Nascent hydrogen changes alkyl radicals into alkanes. This reaction takes place in the presence of Zn metal and HC1.

  CH3Br   + 2[H]    zn/dil.HCl        CH4 + HBr
CH3CH2Br + 2[H]    zn/dil.HCl     CH3-CH3 + HBr

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