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Write the name of the reagent and the equation for the preparation of the following ether by Williamson’s synthesis:
1-Propoxypropane
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Sodium propoxide}{CH3CH2CH2O^-Na^+} + \underset{1-Bromopropane}{CH3CH2CH2 - Br} ->[\Delta] \underset{1-Propoxypropane}{CH3CH2CH2 - O - CH2CH2CH3} + NaBr}\]
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