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Question
How will the following be obtained? (Give chemical equation):
Diethyl ether from sodium ethoxide.
Answer in Brief
Solution
Dimethyl ether from sodium ethoxide:
\[\ce{\underset{(sodium ethoxide)}{CH3 - CH2 - ON}a + Br \underset{(ethyl bromide)}{- CH2 - CH3} ->[\Delta] CH3 - CH2 \underset{(diethyl ether)}{- O - CH2 -} CH3 + NaBr}\]
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