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Which of the following is not an aromatic ether?(a) CH3-O-C6H5(b) CH3-O-CH2CH3(c) C2H5-O-C6H5(d) C6H5-O-C6H5The question was posed to me in an interview.The query is from Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Classification in chapter Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (b) CH3-O-CH2CH3

The explanation is: Aromatic ethers are those in which at least ONE of the groups on either side of O atom is an aryl group. In CH3-O-CH2CH3, both the groups are ALKYL and is hence an aliphatic ether.


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