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Q. In the reaction,
alcohol + diazomethane $\rightarrow$ ether $+ N _{2}$; the ether cannot be:

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

Ether obtained by using diazomethane are always methyl ethers where one of the alkyl radicals is methyl.