Why dont tertiary alkyl halides undergo Wurtz reaction?

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Why dont tertiary alkyl halides undergo Wurtz reaction?

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Alkyl halides react with alcoholic KCN to give alkyl nitriles but with AgCN they give isocyanides.Why?

2006-07-23 03:31:29 · 3 answers · asked by Sneha 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Steric hinderance

2006-07-23 03:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Tertiary alkyl halides dehydrohalogenate to give alkenes as the primary reaction presumably because this is the most favorable energetically stable structure.

2006-07-30 23:41:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

b'cos tertiary alkyl halides r unsymmetrical

2006-07-23 03:54:38 · answer #3 · answered by lin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋