Chemical Properties of Ethers

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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

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What are the products of the following reactions?

(i) C2H5OC2H5+HCl

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HBr reacts with   C H 2 =CHOC H 3  under anhydrous conditions at room temperature to give –

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CH2=CH-O-CH2-CH3 reacts with one mole of HI, then formed product is

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

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

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

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The alkoxy (OR) group in aromatic ethers is 

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The products formed when CH33C-OC2H5 reacts with HI are

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The reaction of 'tert-butyl methyl ether' with one equivalent of Hl gives

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The total number of SN2 (Nucleophilic substitution bimolecular) reactions involved in the following reaction sequence is _____

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Diethyl ether on heating with concentrated HI gives two moles of:

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The products obtained when benzyl phenyl ether is heated with HI in the mole ratio 1:1 are
1. Phenol
2. Benzyl alcohol
3. Benzyl iodide
4. Iodobenzene

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

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P will be

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How will you effect following two step conversions dimethyl ether into formic acid?

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Benzyl phenyl ether reacts with hydrogen bromide to give

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Which of the following compound is obtained as major product on reaction of Ethoxybenzene with nitrating mixture?

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Write the mechanism of action of hydrogen bromide on tert-Butyl methyl ether.

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Explain the following reaction of anisole.

Friedel Crafts acylation.