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Bromobenzene and bromoethane are treated with sodium in dry ether. The main cross-coupled product is

  1. Abiphenyl
  2. Bphenylethane-1,2-diol
  3. Cethylbenzene
  4. Dbutane

Answer: C

This is the Wurtz-Fittig reaction: sodium couples an aryl halide and an alkyl halide to form an alkylbenzene, here . Biphenyl and butane are only the symmetrical by-products.
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