Lesson 964 of 1524
Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides
Ethers are compounds that have two organic groups bonded to the same oxygen atom, ROR′.
Practice this chapterEthers are compounds that have two organic groups bonded to the same oxygen atom, ROR′. The organic groups can be alkyl, vinylic, or aryl, and the oxygen atom can be in a ring or in an open chain.
Ethers are prepared by either Williamson ether synthesis, which involves S N 2 reaction of an alkoxide ion with a primary alkyl halide, or the alkoxymercuration reaction, which involves Markovnikov addition of an…
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What does this chapter state?
- 1Ethers are compounds that have two organic groups bonded to the same oxygen atom, ROR′.
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: Ethers are compounds that have two organic groups bonded to the same oxygen atom, ROR′.
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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