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Q. Formation of methyl tertiary butyl ether by the reaction of sodium tertiary butoxide and methyl bromide involves

J & K CETJ & K CET 2010Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

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The reaction takes place as Since, in this reaction, $Br ^{-}$is substituted by the attack of nucleophile $\left( CH _{3}\right)_{3} CO ^{-}$, it is a nucleophilic substitution reaction. Moreover, the rate of the reaction depends upon the concentration of $\left( CH _{3}\right)_{3} CO ^{-}$and $CH _{3} Br$ both, so it is a bimolecular reaction.

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