Chemical Properties of Ethers
Chemical Properties of Ethers: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Chemical Properties of Ethers, Reactions of Ethers with HX, Hydration of Ether by Dilute Sulphuric Acid & Hydrolysis of Epoxide etc.
Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Ethers
What are the products of the following reactions?
(i)
(ii)

The products obtained when benzyl phenyl ether is heated with in the mole ratio are
1. Phenol
2. Benzyl alcohol
3. Benzyl iodide
4. Iodobenzene

Anisole reacts with methyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride to have methyl groups introduced at ortho and _____ position. It is an example of friedel craft's alkylation reaction.

Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatment with hot concentrated ?

How will you effect following two step conversions dimethyl ether into formic acid?

Benzyl phenyl ether reacts with hydrogen bromide to give

Which of the following compound is obtained as major product on reaction of Ethoxybenzene with nitrating mixture?

Write the mechanism of action of hydrogen bromide on tert-Butyl methyl ether.

Explain the following reaction of anisole.
Friedel Crafts acylation.

Explain the following reaction of anisole.
Nitration.

Explain the following reaction of anisole.
Bromination.

Write the structure of alkyl halide and alcohol by the action of on following ether.
Isopropyl ethyl ether

Write the structure of alkyl halide and alcohol by the action of on following ether.
Cyclopentyl ethyl ether

Predict the major product:

The product formed in the following reaction are:



Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the above reactions?

Cotyledons are also called-
