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Alkyl bromide reacts with metallic sodium in dry ether medium to produce alkane. This is known as Wurt reaction
RBr+2Na+RRr->R-R+2NaBr
Alkyl bromide reacts with sodium methoxide to form methoxyalkane . This is known as Williamson's synthesis of ether.
RBr+CH3ONa->R-OCH3+NaBr
Alkyl bromide with more than one carbon atom undergoes elimination reaction when treeated with alcoholic KOH, forming an alkene
RCH2CH2Br+KOH(alcohol)->RCH=CH2+KBr+H2O
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