Which one of the following reactions would produce t-butyl methyl ether in high yield?
1 answer:
Answer:
D) sodium t-butoxide + bromomethane
Explanation:
The alkoxide ion is a strong nucleophile, that unlike alcohols, will react with primary alkyl halides to form ether. This general reaction is known as <em>the Williamson synthesis</em>, and is a SN₂ displacement. The alkyl halide must be primary so the back side attack is not hindered, and the alkoxide ion must be formed with the most hindered group.
The mechanism can be seen in the attachment.
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Answer:
0.1357 M
Explanation:
(a) The balanced reaction is shown below as:
(b) Moles of can be calculated as:
Or,
Given :
For :
Molarity = 0.1450 M
Volume = 10.00 mL
The conversion of mL to L is shown below:
1 mL = 10⁻³ L
Thus, volume = 10×10⁻³ L
Thus, moles of :
Moles of = 0.00145 moles
From the reaction,
1 mole of react with 2 moles of NaOH
0.00145 mole of react with 2*0.00145 mole of NaOH
Moles of NaOH = 0.0029 moles
Volume = 21.37 mL = 21.37×10⁻³ L
Molarity = Moles / Volume = 0.0029 / 21.37×10⁻³ M = 0.1357 M