Complex sentence: This reaction was first described by Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig in 1860 of the famed Fittig reaction involving coupling of 2 aryl halides in presence of sodium metal in dry etherial solution.
Split into simpler sentences: This reaction was first described by Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig in 1860. It involves coupling of 2 aryl halides in presence of sodium metal in dry etherial solution.