What is the reduction of alkyl halids?

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Sharoon Aftab · Ernest Z. · Nam D.
Feb 15, 2018

The reduction of alkyl halides means the replacement of a halogen atom by a hydrogen atom.

Explanation:

You can carry out this reaction with zinc in the presence of dil. #HCl#.

Some equations that can show this reduction are:

#"2CH"_3"Br" + "2Zn"+ "2HCl" → "2CH"_4 + "ZnBr"_2 + "ZnCl"_2#

#"2CH"_3"CH"_2"B"r+"H"_2 stackrelcolor(blue)("Pd or Pt"color(white)(mm))(rarr) "H"_3"C-CH"_3 + "2HBr"#

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