Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Ethers can be prepared by Williamson syn...

Ethers can be prepared by Williamson synthesis in which an alkyl halide is reacted with sodium alkoxide. Di-tert-buty ether can't be prepared by this method. Explain

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

For answre, consult section 22
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ETHERS

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS|4 Videos

  • ETHERS

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS|20 Videos

  • ETHERS

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise N.C.E.R.T. EXERCISE|8 Videos

  • ELECTROCHEMISTRY

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise ADDITIONAL NUMERICAL PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE|12 Videos

  • GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES OF ISOLATION OF ELEMENTS

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise Brain Storming Multiple Chocie Questions|7 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Ethers can not be prepared by :

tert-Butyl ethyl ether can't be prepared by which reaction?

Why di tert-butyl ether cannot be prepared by Williamson synthesis ?

Di-t- butyl ether is prepared best by the reaction

Allyl phenyl ether can be prepared by heating:

DINESH PUBLICATION-ETHERS-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of acidity. H(2)...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Name the enzymes and write the reactions involved in the preparation o...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. How can propan-2-one be converted into tert-butyl alcohol ?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Write the structures of the isomers of alcohols with molecular formula...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Explain why is OH group in phenols more strongly held as compared to O...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Explain why nucleophilic substitution reactions rae not very common in...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Preparation of alcohols from alkenes involves the electrophilic attack...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Explain why is O=C=O non polar while R-O-R is polar ?

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Why is the reactivity of all the three classes of alcohols with conc. ...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Write steps to carry out the conversion of phenol to aspirin.

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Nitration is an example of aromatic electrophilic substitution and its...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. In Kolbe's reactio insteaded of phenol, phenoxide ion is treated with ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Dipole moment of phenol is smaller than that of methanol. Why ?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Ethers can be prepared by Williamson synthesis in which an alkyl halid...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Why is the C-O-H bond angle in alcohols slightly less than the tetrahe...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Explain why low molecular mass alcohols are soluble in water ?

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Explain why p-nitrophenol is more acidic than phenol ?

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Explain why alcohols and ethers of comparable molecular mass have diff...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is slightly stronger than that in met...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Arrange water, ethanol and phenol in increasing order of acidity and g...

    Text Solution

    |