MODEL PAPER 10 — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryMODEL PAPER 101 Mark
MCQ
Williamson's synthesis is used for the preparation of
A
aldehydes
✓
ethers
C
alkyl halides
D
alcohols
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
ethers
The Williamson ether synthesis is an organic reaction, forming an ether from an organohalide and deprotonated alcohol $($alkoxide$)$. This reaction was developed by Alexander Williamson in $1850.$ Typically it involves the reaction of an alkoxide ion with a primary alkyl halide via an $S_N2$ reaction.
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