Question

Which of the following ether is formed from alcohol and diazomethane?

• A. $ 1 $ -ethoxypropane
• B. ethoxyethane
• C. $ 1 $ -methoxypropane
• D. $ 2 $ -ethoxypropane

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

1-methoxypropane is formed from propanol and diazomethane.
$\underset{\text{propan 1-ol}}{CH _{3} CH _{2} CH _{2} OH} + CH _{2} N _{2} \stackrel{ HBF _{4}}{\longrightarrow }$
$\underset{1\text{-methoxypropane}}{ C H _{3} CH _{2} CH _{2} OCH _{3}}+ N _{2}$