Question

A mixed ether on hydrolysis gives ____________.

Options

• one alcohol and one acid

• one acid and one ester

• two different alcohols

• one alcohol and one alkyl halide

Answer 1

A mixed ether on hydrolysis gives two different alcohols.

Explanation:

When ethers are heated with dilute sulfuric acid, alcohols/phenols are formed. When mixed ether is hydrolyzed, several alcohols are formed.

\[\ce{\underset{Mixed ether}{R'-O-R} + H2O ->[dil. H2SO4][\Delta] \underset{Alcohols}{R-OH + R'-OH}}\]