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Question
Convert the following by giving a chemical equation:
Ethyl bromide to diethyl ether.
Answer in Brief
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Solution
The method known as Williamson synthesis forms ether by reacting an alkyl halide with sodium alkoxide.
By heating ethyl bromide with sodium ethoxide, diethyl ether can be produced.
\[\ce{\underset{bromide}{\underset{Ethyl}{CH3CH2Br}} + \underset{ethoxide}{\underset{Sodium}{CH3CH2ONa}}-> \underset{Diethyl ether}{CH3CH2OCH2CH3} + NaBr}\]
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