Question

Explain the following with an example.

Unsymmetrical ether

Answer 1

If the alkyl or aryl groups attached to the oxygen atom are different, then the ether is called an unsymmetrical ether. For example, ethyl methyl ether, methyl phenyl ether, etc.

\[\ce{\underset{ethyl methyl ether}{C2H5 - O - CH3}}\]