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Ethers are relatively inert. Justify.

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Ethers are relatively inerst in the sense that they have very little tendency to take part in chemical combination. This is due to the absence of any active site in their molecules and as a result, they do not participate in chemical reactions readily. For more details. consult chemical properties of ethers (section 24).
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DINESH PUBLICATION-ETHERS-ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
  1. Ethers have less dipole moments than alcohols. Justify.

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  2. Sodium metal can be used to dry diethyl ether and not ethyl alcoho. Wh...

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  3. Why are ethers highly inflammale substances ?

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  4. An ether possesses dipole moment even if the alkyl groups present in i...

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  5. Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water but diethyl ehter is sol...

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  6. Ethers are relatively inert. Justify.

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  7. why is it not possible to prepare ditertiary butyl ether by Williamson...

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  8. With the help of Williamson's synthesis, prepare the following ethers....

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  9. Why are secondary and tertiary alcohols not suitable for praparing eth...

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  10. Methyl phenyl ether cannot be prepared from bromoenzene. Discuss.

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  11. Phenyl methyl ether (on anisole) reacts with HI to give phenol and met...

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  12. Ethers have low solubility in water but high solubility in conc. H(2)S...

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  13. Why is diethyl ether used as solvent in the prparation of Grignard rea...

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  14. Sometimes explosionn occurs durring the distilliation of an ether Expl...

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  15. Ethers are cleaved by acids and not by bases. Explain.

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  16. 2,2-Dimethyloxirane can be cleaved by acid (H^(o+)). Write the mechani...

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  17. Which of the following is the correct method for synthesising methyl-t...

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  18. Which product is formed when is reacted with HI ?

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  19. Complete the following : (CH(3))(3)CBr+alc.KOHrarr[A]overset(HOCI)...

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  20. Give the necessary steps involved in the conversion of benzene to 1,2-...

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