Question

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

Options

• Di-tert-butyl ether

• Dimethyl ether

• Isobutylene

• Tert-butyl methyl ether

Answer 1

Tert-butyl methyl ether

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.......................}\ce{CH3}\\
\phantom{.....................}|\\
\ce{CH3Br + (CH3)3 CO- K+ -> CH3 - C - OCH3 + KBr}\\
\phantom{.....................}|\\
\phantom{.......................}\ce{\underset{(Tert-butyl methyl ether)}{CH3}}
\end{array}\]