Chemical properties of ethers
Chemical properties of ethers: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Hydrolysis of Ether, Reactions of Ethers with HX, Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions of Aromatic Ethers, Nitration of Aromatic Ether and, Halogenation of Aromatic Ethers
Important Questions on Chemical properties of ethers
HBr reacts with under anhydrous conditions at room temperature to give –
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reacts with one mole of , then formed product is
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The nitration of anisole is an example of
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The electrophile in nitration of anisole is nitronium ion.
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Write the mechanism of nitration of anisole.
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What happens when anisole is nitrated?
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Anisole on reaction with chloromethane in presence of anhydrous gives o-methyl anisole and p-methyl anisole.
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Anisole on reaction with chloromethane in presence of anhydrous gives
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On Friedel Crafts acetylation, anisole yields methoxyacetophenone and methoxyacetophenone.
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How anisole reacts with acetyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous ? Write the chemical equation for the equation.
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Complete the following reaction
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Ethers on hydrolysis give alcohols.
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Ethers on hydrolysis give
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Diethyl ether on heating with concentrated gives two moles of:
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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
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Identify and in the following reactions
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The major product in the following is
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How will you effect following two step conversions dimethyl ether into formic acid?
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An organic compound '' having molecular formula does not react with sodium metal. On hydrolysis by dilute it gives only one organic compound ''. The compound '' on heating with red phosphorous and iodine gives compound ''. The compound '' also obtained from compound '' on heating with excess of . Identify the compound and .
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Which one of the following compounds dissolve in hot dilute sulphuric acid but does not react with sodium metal ?
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