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Explain the following with an example: (i) Kolbe's reaction (ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction (iii) williamson ether synthesis (iv) Unsymmetrical ether. |
| Answer» Solution :(iv) If the alkyl or aryl groups ATTACHED to the oxygen ATOM are different, ethers are called unsymmetrical ethers. For example, ethyl methyl ETHER, methyl phenyl ether, 4-chlorophenyl 4-nitrophenyl ether, etc. WRITE the structures of these ethers yourself. | |