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(ii) t-butylchloride to t-butyl ethyl ether

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To convert t-butyl chloride to t-butyl ethyl ether, use the Williamson ether synthesis reaction.

Reaction:

t-butyl chloride (C4H9Cl) + sodium ethoxide (C2H5ONa  → t-butyl ethyl ether (C4H9OC2H5) + NaCl

Step-by-step Reaction:

  1. React t-butyl chloride with sodium ethoxide (C?H?ONa)

  2. The ethoxide ion (C?H?O?) acts as a nucleophile

  3. SN1 mechanism proceeds (due to the tertiary carbon in t-butyl chloride)

  4. Final product: t-butyl ethyl ether

Final Product:

t-butyl ethyl ether (CH3?)3C − O − C2H5?

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Saumya Singh

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