How are methane and ethane prepared from methy1 iodide and ethyl bromide?
When methyl iodide is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature then methane is formed.
CH3l+2[H] → CH4+Hl
When bromoethane is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature then ethane is produced.
C2H5Br+2[H] →C2H6+HBr
