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Illustrate with example the limitations of Williamson synthesis for the prepartion of certain types of ethers

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If the alkyl halide is tertiary then the major product is an alkene and alkoxide then acts as a strong base not as a nucelophile figure Chlorobenzene does not give Williamson synthsis due to partial double bond character of C-Cl bond.So, aromatic ethers are prepared from sodium phenoxide figure
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