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How ethers can be freed from peroxides?

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Ethers can be freed from peroxide by distilling these with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` or by shaking with ferrous salt solution.
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ICSE-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS -EXERCISE (PART-II Descriptive Questions) (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. How would you detect the presence of peroxide in the old samples (kep...

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  2. How can we prevent the formation of peroxides in ethers ?

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  3. How ethers can be freed from peroxides?

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  4. Name the reagent used to convert bromoethane to ethoxyethane or dieth...

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  5. In absence of kerosene oil, can we store sodium in diethyl ether or e...

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  6. What happens when diethyl ether is treated with PCl(5) ?

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  7. Complete and balance the following chemical equation: C(2)H(5)OC(2)H...

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  8. Write the name of the product when tert.butyl methyl ether is heated w...

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  9. Give one chemical test to distinguish between diethyl ether and n-But...

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  10. Name two cyclic ethers.

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  11. How ether fire is extinguished ?

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  12. Why ether fire cannot be extinguished with water?

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  13. Why ethers possess a net dipole moment even if they are symmetrical i...

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  14. Why sodium metal cannot be used for drying alcohol?

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  15. How do you account for the miscibility of ethoxyethane with water?

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  16. Why is sulfuric acid not used during the reaction of alcohols in the ...

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  17. Phenyl methyl ether reacts with HI to give phenol and methyl iodide a...

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  18. How would you convert ethanol to ethene?

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  19. Draw the structure of 2, 6-dimethylphenol.

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  20. Write the chemical equation for the preparation of phenol from benzen...

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