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Bromobenzene and bromoethane are treated with sodium metal in dry ether (Wurtz-Fittig reaction). The cross-coupled product is

Aethylbenzene
Bbutane
Cbiphenyl
Dtoluene

Answer: A

C X_{6} H X_{5} Br + C X_{2} H X_{5} Br + 2 Na C X_{6} H X_{5} - C X_{2} H X_{5} + 2 NaBr

. The cross product is ethylbenzene. Biphenyl (Fittig) and butane (Wurtz) are the side products from homo-coupling.

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