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No, because for ethene, $pK_a = 44$$\mathrm{p}K_\text{a} = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.

Maybe, you were thinking in ethyne ($\ce{HC#CH})$? In that case, you are right! The bis-alkylation would work with sodium amide as a base!

But is the simultaneous abstraction of both protons the most plausible reaction then?

No, because for ethene, $pK_a = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.

Maybe, you were thinking in ethyne ($\ce{HC#CH})$? In that case, you are right! The bis-alkylation would work with sodium amide as a base!

But is the simultaneous abstraction of both protons the most plausible reaction then?

No, because for ethene, $\mathrm{p}K_\text{a} = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.

Maybe, you were thinking in ethyne ($\ce{HC#CH})$? In that case, you are right! The bis-alkylation would work with sodium amide as a base!

But is the simultaneous abstraction of both protons the most plausible reaction then?

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No, because for ethene, $pK_a = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.

Maybe, you were thinking in ethyne ($\ce{HC#CH})$? In that case, you are right! The bis-alkylation would work with sodium amide as a base!

But is the simultaneous abstraction of both protons the most plausible reaction then?

No, because for ethene, $pK_a = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.

No, because for ethene, $pK_a = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.

Maybe, you were thinking in ethyne ($\ce{HC#CH})$? In that case, you are right! The bis-alkylation would work with sodium amide as a base!

But is the simultaneous abstraction of both protons the most plausible reaction then?

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No, because for ethene, $pK_a = 44$. You won't be able to abstract even one proton.