Question:

In Williamson's synthesis, ethoxyethane is prepared by

Updated On: Jul 12, 2022
  • passing ethanol over heated alumina
  • heating sodium ethoxide with ethyl bromide
  • treating ethyl alcohol with excess of H'. $H_2SO_4$ at 430 -- 440 K
  • heating ethanol with dry $Ag_2O $
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$^{ CH_3CH_2ONa }_{ sodium ethoxide } \, + \, ^{C_2 H_5 Br}_{ bromo \, ethane} \, \xrightarrow[synthesis] {Williamson's } \, ^{ CH_3 CH_2 OCH_2 CH_3}_{ ethoxyethane } + NaBr$
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Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Alcohol is formed when a saturated carbon atom bonds to a hydroxyl (-OH) group. It is an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl functional group attached to a carbon atom.

Phenol is formed when the -OH group replaces the hydrogen atom in benzene. It is an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group directly attaches to an aromatic hydrocarbon.

Ether is formed when oxygen atom bonds to two alkyl or aryl groups. It is an organic compound that has an oxygen atom that is connected to two aryl and alkyl groups.

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