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  4. The reaction C2H5ONa+C2H5I→ C2H5OC2H5 +NaI is known as

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Q. The reaction $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}I\to {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}} $ $ +NaI $ is known as

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Williamsons synthesis: It involves the heating of alkyl halide with sodium or potassium alkoxides. This reaction is used for the preparation of ethers eg, $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}I\xrightarrow[{}]{{}} $ $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}-O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}+NaI $