Alkyl halides react with dialkyl copper reagents to give
- (A)alkenes
- (B)alkyl copper halides
- (C)alkanes✓ Correct
- (D)alkenyl halides
Answer: (C)
Solution
Dialkylcopper reagents, the Gilman reagents , are made precisely to forge carbon-carbon bonds. When one meets an alkyl halide the two organic groups couple together, , joining the carbon skeletons into a single larger chain. The product of this Corey-House coupling is an alkane.
JEE Main · 2005 · 08 May 2005 · Offline · Single correct option