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Question
Write the name of the reagent and the equation for the preparation of the following ether by Williamson’s synthesis:
2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{................................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{...........}\\
|\phantom{......................................................}|\phantom{...............}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - O^-N\overset{+}{a} + \underset{Bromomethane}{CH3 - Br} ->[\Delta] CH3 - C - OCH3 + NaBr}\\
|\phantom{......................................................}|\phantom{...............}\\
\ce{\underset{Sodium tert-Butoxide}{CH3}}\phantom{...........................}\ce{\underset{2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane}{CH3}}\phantom{.........}
\end{array}\]
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