Chemical Reactions of Ethers
Chemical Reactions of Ethers: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Chemical Properties of Ethers, Hydrolysis of Epoxide, Hydration of Ether by Dilute Sulphuric Acid, Friedel-Crafts Reactions of Aromatic Ethers, Mechanism of Reactions of Ethers with HI and, Nitration of Aromatic Ethers
Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Ethers
What are the products of the following reactions?
(i)
(ii)
HBr reacts with under anhydrous conditions at room temperature to give –
reacts with one mole of , then formed product is
Consider the pairs of ethers A through F as shown below. To the right of each pairs is a description of reaction conditions to be applied to each. One compound of the pair will react more rapidly than the other. Find out the number of reactions in which the first ether more rapidly cleaved than the second ether.
Ether pairs | Conditions | |
A. | Treated with in | |
B. | Treated with in | |
C. | Treated with in | |
D. | Treated with aqueous | |
E. | Treated with aqueous | |
F. | Treated with |
Ethers are kept in brown bottles because
The products formed when reacts with are
The reaction of 'tert-butyl methyl ether' with one equivalent of gives
The total number of (Nucleophilic substitution bimolecular) reactions involved in the following reaction sequence is _____
Diethyl ether on heating with concentrated gives two moles of:
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
Find the value of
Product and respectively in the following reaction sequence?
Which of the following compound will be formed when acetic anhydride reacts with -Fluoroanisole in presence of dry .
Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatment with hot concentrated ?
What is the major product formed in the following reaction?
The product in the reaction :
is
What are the products of the following reaction ?
Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatment with hot concentrated ?
Product and respectively in the following reaction sequence ?