Dimethyl ether is completely miscible with water but diethyl ether is soluble in water only to small extent. Explain.

Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water, but diethyl ether is soluble in water to a small extent.

Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water but diethyl ehter is soluble in water to small extent. Discuss.

(a) Explain why cleavage of phenyl ethers with HBr always produces phenol and alkyl bromides and not bromobenzene and alkanols. (b) Give reasons for the following: (i) The dipole moment of diethyl ether (1.18D) is lower than that of water (1.84D). (ii) The C-O-C bond angle in ethers is higher than H-O-H angle in water though oxygen is sp3 hybridized in both the cases. (iii) Dimethyl ether is completely miscible with water but diethyl ether is soluble in water to a small extent.

Why is ether not miscible in water?

Diethyl ether can be decomposed with

Diethyl ether absorbs oxygen to form

Diethyl ether is obtained from ethyl alcohol

Why ether fire cannot be extinguished with water?

Ionic compounds are soluble in water and not in alcohol. Explain.

Diethyl ether and methyl n propyl ether are