• they are more soluble in H2O than are hydrocarbons
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Preparation of Ethers
Williamson ether synthesis: SN2 displacement of halide, tosylate, or mesylate by alkoxide ion
OCH2 CH3
CH3
trans-2-Ethoxy-
2-Methoxy-2-
cyclohexanol
methylpropane
(tert-Butyl methyl ether)
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Nomenclature: ethers
Although cyclic ethers have IUPAC names, their common names are more widely used
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• the alcohol is then converted to an haloalkane by
another SN2 reaction
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Cleavage of Ethers
• IUPAC: prefix ox- shows oxygen in the ring • the suffixes -irane, -etane, -olane, and -ane show three,
four, five, and six atoms in a saturated ring
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