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Question
Write preparation of diethyl ether.
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Solution
When ethyl bromide is heated with sodium ethoxide, diethyl ether is formed.
\[\ce{\underset{(Ethyl bromide)}{C2H5Br} + \underset{(Sodium ethoxide)}{C2H5 - O - Na} -> \underset{(Diethyl ether)}{C2H5 - O - C2H5} + NaBr}\]
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