Navigate

Formation of methyl tertiary butyl ether by the reaction of sodium tertiary

Formation of methyl tertiary butyl ether by the reaction of sodium tertiary butoxide and methyl bromide involves

Options

(a) elimination reaction
(b) electrophilic addition reaction
(c) nucleophilic addition reaction
(d) nucleophilic substitution reaction

Correct Answer:

nucleophilic substitution reaction

Explanation:

The formation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether by the reaction of sodium tertiary butoxide and methyl bromide involves of nucleophilic substitution (S(N)2) reaction of alkyl halides in which halogen is replaced by alkoxy group.

JK2010
admin:

Related Questions

  1. If 18g of water is electrolysed then volume of oxygen obtained at STP is
  2. A detergent has which of the following group attached to the terminal of a long carbon
  3. Which of the following gases has the lowest value of Henry’s law constant
  4. In the chemical reaction 2SO₂ + O₂ ⇌ 2SO₃, increasing the total pressure leads to
  5. A sugar that is not a disaccharide among the following is