An ether (A), C5H12O, when heated with excess of hot concentrated HI produced two alkyl halides which when treated with NaOH yielded compounds (B) and (C). Oxidation of (B) and (C) gave a propanone and an ethanoic acid respectively. The IUPAC name of the ether (A) is :

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An ether (A), C5H12O, when heated with excess of hot concentrated HI produced two alkyl halides which when treated with NaOH yielded compounds (B) and (C). Oxidation of (B) and (C) gave a propanone and an ethanoic acid respectively. The IUPAC name of the ether (A) is : (A) 2-ethoxypropane (B) ethoxypropane (C) methoxybutane (D) 2-methoxybutane

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hence the IUPAC name of compound is

Q. An ether (A), C5​H12​O, when heated with excess of hot concentrated HI produced two alkyl halides which when treated with NaOH yielded compounds (B) and (C). Oxidation of (B) and (C) gave a propanone and an ethanoic acid respectively. The IUPAC name of the ether (A) is :

2-ethoxypropane

ethoxypropane

methoxybutane

2-methoxybutane

hence the IUPAC name of compound is

Q. An ether (A), $C_{5} H_{12} O$ , when heated with excess of hot concentrated $H I$ produced two alkyl halides which when treated with $N a O H$ yielded compounds (B) and (C). Oxidation of (B) and (C) gave a propanone and an ethanoic acid respectively. The IUPAC name of the ether (A) is :