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Write the reaction for the preparation of diethyl ether using dry silver oxide.

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Write chemical equations to illustrate the following name reactions: Williamson’s synthesis.
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 How will you obtain anisole from phenol.

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When a mixture of ethanol and methanol is heated in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 the resulting organic product or products is-are
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Formation of diethyl ether form ethanol is based on a
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Which of the following alcohols gives the best yield of dialkyl ether on being heated with a trace of sulphuric acid?
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Methylphenyl ether can be obtained by reacting
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Match the column-I with column-II and mark the appropriate choice.
  Column - I   Column - II
(A) Williamson’s synthesis (i) C6H5OH+CH3COCl  in presence of pyridine
(B) ROR' (ii) C2H5ONa+C2H5Br
(C) p- Nitrophenol (iii) Unsymmetrical ether
(D) Acetylation (iv) Intermolecular hydrogen bonding
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Ethers are prepared by the reaction of sodium alkoxides and alkyl halides. Which of the following reagents should be taken to prepare methyl tert-butyl ether?
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Which of the following paths is/are feasible for the preparation of ether (A) ?

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The major product of the following reactions is

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α-haloethers on reacting with a _____ will form the higher ethers.
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Identify the reagent for the given reaction:

CH3-O-CH2Cl+?             CH3-O-CH2CH3+MgClI

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Identify the ether (B) formed from the below reaction:

2C2H5Cl+Ag2O              B+2AgCl

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An equimolar quantities of ethanol and propanol is heated with conc. H2SO4 . The product formed is/are
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Methoxy ethane can be prepared by Williamson's ether synthesis. When Sodium _____ reacts with Methyl iodide in the presence of dry ether, we get our desired product.
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Conc. H2SO4 heated with excess of C2H5OH at 140oC to form