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Explain Williamson's reaction. Write the general equation.

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(a) Alkyl halide react with sodium alkoxide to form ether.
`R-X+RONatoR-O-R+NaX`
E.g `CH_3Br+underset("sodium methoxide")(CH_3ONa)tounderset("Dimethlether")(CH_3-O-CH_3+NaBr)`
Unsymmetrical ether : An ether in which alkyl or aryl group attached to the oxygen atom are different, is known as unsymmetrical ether. For example, ethyl methyl ether,
Eg. `C_2H_5OCH_3`
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