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Methyl phenyl ether cannot be prepared from bromoenzene. Discuss.

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SOLUTION :To prepare the ether, bromobenzene must react with sodium methoxide but the CLEAVAGE of C-Br bond in bromobenzene is diffifult because of partial double bond character RESULTING from conjugation. However , the desired ethercan be PREPARED by REACTING sodium phenoxide with methyl bromide.


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