1. Check the following reactions' starting materials, reactives and solvents. Considering these details carefully, answer the following questions. a. What are the products of following reactions? b. Write the reaction mechanism for each using the right arrows and define it as Sn2, Sn1, E2 or E1. c. Explain why do you choose that product and mechanism or in case something else happens explain why. -CH3 KOC(CH 3)3 H3C- -CH3 Solvent: Ethanol HCI Solvent: Ethanol CH, KOCH 3)3 H,C- -CH3 Solvent: Toluene HCI CH, но. CH3 Solvent: Toluene H3C
Reactions of Ethers
Ethers (R-O-R’) are compounds formed by replacing hydrogen atoms of an alcohol (R-OH compound) or a phenol (C6H5OH) by an aryl/ acyl group (functional group after removing single hydrogen from an aromatic ring). In this section, reaction, preparation and behavior of ethers are discussed in the context of organic chemistry.
Epoxides
Epoxides are a special class of cyclic ethers which are an important functional group in organic chemistry and generate reactive centers due to their unusual high reactivity. Due to their high reactivity, epoxides are considered to be toxic and mutagenic.
Williamson Ether Synthesis
An organic reaction in which an organohalide and a deprotonated alcohol forms ether is known as Williamson ether synthesis. Alexander Williamson developed the Williamson ether synthesis in 1850. The formation of ether in this synthesis is an SN2 reaction.
![1. Check the following reactions' starting materials, reactives and solvents. Considering these details
carefully, answer the following questions.
a. What are the products of following reactions?
b. Write the reaction mechanism for each using the right arrows and define it as Sn2, Sn1, E2 or E1.
c. Explain why do you choose that product and mechanism or in case something else happens explain
с.
why.
CH3
KOC(CH 3)3
H3C-
-CH3
Solvent: Ethanol
HCI
c-OH
Solvent: Ethanol
CH,
KOCCH 3)3
Solvent: Toluene
H3C-
-CH3
HCI
CH3
но
CH3
Solvent: Toluene
H3C
H3C CH3
KOC(CH 3)3
.CI
Solvent: Toluene
-CH3
CH3](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F74ef989d-6da7-42e4-bd1b-961de4313437%2F0152fd1c-ac5e-40d7-8ec0-538fbbdb957f%2F9kkqkct_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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