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Why Dry Ether Is Used In Woods Reaction. Wurtz reaction is carried out with sodium metal which is highly reactive, hence, we have to select a solvent which will not react with the sodium metal. The mechanism involved is free radical as well as anionic mechanism.
In wurtz reaction sodium metal is used which is very reactive. The mechanism involved is free radical as well as anionic mechanism. In wurtz reaction, dry ether, or acetone usually, acts as a solvent.
This is taken because, we want the sodium to react with the halogen in the organic compound. Also the alkyl halide used in the reaction should be. In either of the mechanism na will loose an electron and form sodium ion.
In wurtz reaction, dry ether, or acetone usually, acts as a solvent. In wurtz reaction sodium metal is used which is very reactive. If any polar solvent like water is used, it will ionize sodium and may result in some oxides or hydroxides of na or.
So selection of the solvent is done in such a way that the sodium metal does not react with the solvent. Dry ether is a solvent which does not react with sodium. So that the moisture can be absorbed by dry ether, because the sodium will react with moisture to form naoh and other complexes.
The mechanism involved is free radical as well as anionic mechanism.
