Chemical Properties of Ethers
Chemical Properties of Ethers: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Chemical Properties of Ethers, Reactions of Ethers with HX, Hydrolysis of Epoxide & Mechanism of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions of Aromatic Ethers etc.
Important Questions on Chemical Properties 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

The directive influence of methoxy group of anisole makes it to give _____ on bromination.

Explain the directive influence of alkoxy group of anisole for bromination.

Explain, why the electrophiles attack at ortho and para positions in alkoxy benzene.

The alkoxy () group in aromatic ethers is

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

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

Product is :-

For next two question please follow the same
On the bases of following information answer the given two questions.
P will be

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.
