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Wurtz reaction

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Etymology

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For French chemist Charles Adolphe Wurtz

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Wurtz reaction (plural Wurtz reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) The formation of higher alkanes by reaction of alkyl halides with metallic sodium
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