Question

The product formed upon heating methyl bromide with potassium tert-butoxide is

विकल्प

• Di-tert-butyl ether

• Dimethyl ether

• Isobutylene

• Tert-butyl methyl ether

Answer 1

Tert-butyl methyl ether

Explanation:

$$\begin{array}{c}\phantom{.......................}\mathrm{CH}{\phantom{A}}_3\\ \phantom{.....................}|\\ \mathrm{CH}{\phantom{A}}_3\mathrm{Br}+(\mathrm{CH}{\phantom{A}}_3){\phantom{A}}_3\mathrm{CO}{\phantom{A}}^{-}\mathrm{K}{\phantom{A}}^{+}⟶\mathrm{CH}{\phantom{A}}_3-\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{OCH}{\phantom{A}}_3+\mathrm{KBr}\\ \phantom{.....................}|\\ \phantom{.......................}\underset{(\mathrm{Tert}-\mathrm{butyl}\mathrm{methyl}\mathrm{ether})}{\mathrm{CH}{\phantom{A}}_3}\end{array}$$