In Williamson's synthesis, ethoxy ethane is prepared by

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In Williamson's synthesis, ethoxy ethane is prepared by (A) heating sodium ethoxide with ethyl bromide (B) passing ethanol over heated alumina (C) treating ethyl alcohol with excess of conc. H 2 SO 4 at 430-440 K (D) heating ethanol with dry Ag2O

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CH 3 CH 2 ONa + CH 3 CH 2 Br xrightarrow[ textsynthesis] textWilliamson' s underset textEthoxy ethaneCH 3 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3+ NaBr

Q. In Williamson's synthesis, ethoxy ethane is prepared by

heating sodium ethoxide with ethyl bromide

passing ethanol over heated alumina

treating ethyl alcohol with excess of conc. $H_{2} S O_{4}$ at $430 - 440 K$

heating ethanol with dry $A g_{2} O$

$C H_{3} C H_{2} ON a + C H_{3} C H_{2} B r Williamson’ s synthesis$
$Ethoxy ethane C H_{3} C H_{2} OC H_{2} C H_{3} + N a B r$

Q. In Williamson's synthesis, ethoxy ethane is prepared by

heating sodium ethoxide with ethyl bromide

passing ethanol over heated alumina

treating ethyl alcohol with excess of conc. H2​SO4​ at 430−440K

heating ethanol with dry Ag2​O

CH3​CH2​ONa+CH3​CH2​BrWilliamson’ ssynthesis​ Ethoxy ethaneCH3​CH2​OCH2​CH3​​+NaBr

treating ethyl alcohol with excess of conc. $H_{2} S O_{4}$ at $430 - 440 K$

heating ethanol with dry $A g_{2} O$

$C H_{3} C H_{2} ON a + C H_{3} C H_{2} B r Williamson’ s synthesis$
$Ethoxy ethane C H_{3} C H_{2} OC H_{2} C H_{3} + N a B r$