Why dont tertiary alkyl halides undergo Wurtz reaction?
Since the free radicals are formed during the wurtz reaction, those from tertiary halides may undergo elimination rather than SN2 required for getting alkane, the wurtz conditions for tertiary halides give alkenes rather than alkanes as expected.
Ref: http://www.adichemistry.com/organic/namedreactions/wurtz/wurtz-reaction-1.html
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