Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Exercise 1: Exercise

Give the order of reactivity of halogen acids towards the cleavage of carbon-oxygen bond of ethers.

Explain the fact that in aryl alkyl ethers the alkoxy group activates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution.

Write the reaction of alcohol with ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}$.

Complete the following reaction giving the names of the products:

${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}+{\mathrm{HNO}}_3\stackrel{\mathrm{conc}. {\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4}{\to }$

Give simple chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and phenol.

How do you prepare methoxy ethane by Williamson's ether synthesis?

The ether ${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{O}-{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5$  when treated with $\mathrm{HI}$ produces

Which of the following ethers is not cleaved by $\mathrm{HI}$?