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Earn 100

State the use of ethers in organic chemistry.

Important Questions on Hydroxy Compounds and Ethers

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Give balanced chemical equations for the following reactions: Diethyl ether is treated with phosphorous pentachloride.
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How will you obtain ethyl chloride from diethyl ether.

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Diethyl ether is used as a solvent in the Wurtz reaction.
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The reagent used for the preparation of higher ether from halogenated ethers is
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PCl5 causes the cleavage of ether linkage R-O-R' forming RCl, R'Cl and POCl3.

C5H12O on reaction with PCl5 forms 2-chloropropane and 1-chloroethane as main compounds.

Thus, C5H12O is named as

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Ethers are used when the reaction medium required is _____.
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Ether in contact with air for a long time forms peroxides. The presence of peroxide in either can be tested by adding Fe2+ ion followed by
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Diethyl ether is used as industrial _____ for oils, fats, gum, resin etc.
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Which of the following product is formed, when ether is exposed to air
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Which of the following ethers is unlikely to form peroxides when exposed to air?
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When diethyl ether is heated with an excess of PCl5, it yields
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The reagent used for the preparation of higher ethers from halogenated ethers is
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Diethyl ether is used as a refrigerant.
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Which of the following will be obtained by keeping ether in contact with air for a long time
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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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Some time explosion occurs while distilling ethers. It is due to the presence of
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When ether is exposed in air for some time, an explosive substance is produced. The substance produced is-