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Illustrate with examples the limitations of Williamson synthesis for the preparation of certain types of ethers.

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Illustrate with examples the limitations of Williamson synthesis for the preparation of certain types of ethers.

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The main limitation of Williamson’s ether synthesis is that it cannot be used to prepare unsymmetrical ethers where the compound has tertiary or secondary alkyl groups. For example, a reaction between tert-butyl bromide and sodium methoxide yields an alkene.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{........................................}\ce{CH2}\phantom{..............}\\
|\phantom{...............................................}||\phantom{.................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - Br + NaOCH3 -> CH3 - C + NaBr + CH3OH}\\
|\phantom{...............................................}|\phantom{..................}\\
\ce{\underset{tert-Butylbromide}{CH3}\phantom{............................}\ce{\underset{2-Methylpropene}{CH3}}}\phantom{..............}\
\end{array}\]

This is due to the formation of an alkene and the dominance of the competing elimination reaction over SN2.

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पाठ 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers - Exercises [पृष्ठ २२४]

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\[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{CH3}\phantom{..................................}\\|\phantom{.....................................}\\\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH - CH2 - OCH2 - CH3 ->[HI][Heat] [A] alcohol ->[H2SO4][\Delta] [B]}\end{array}\]


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Short Answer Question.

Identify the product (s) is / are formed when 1 – methoxy propane is heated with excess HI. Name the mechanism involved in the reaction


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2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane


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2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane


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