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  4. Which one of the following ethers cannot be prepared by Williamson's synthesis?

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Q. Which one of the following ethers cannot be prepared by Williamson's synthesis?

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

Phenolic ethers cannot be prepared by this method because aryl halides are much less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.