Q. Formation of methyl tertiary butyl ether by the reaction of sodium tertiary butoxide and methyl bromide involves

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Solution:

The reaction takes place as Since, in this reaction, is substituted by the attack of nucleophile , it is a nucleophilic substitution reaction. Moreover, the rate of the reaction depends upon the concentration of and both, so it is a bimolecular reaction.

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