Organic Chemistry
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Author:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter20: Dienes, Conjugated Systems, And Pericyclic Reactions
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Problem 20.52P: Claisen rearrangement of an allyl phenyl ether with substituent groups in both ortho positions leads...
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![Propose a reasonable synthesis of the following ether products using the Williamson ether
synthesis method. Show the most appropriate alcohol and alkyl halide substrate starting materials
for each synthesis. You do not need to show mechanisms.
Alcohol
Alkyl Halide
Ether Product
NaH
NaH
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Transcribed Image Text:Propose a reasonable synthesis of the following ether products using the Williamson ether
synthesis method. Show the most appropriate alcohol and alkyl halide substrate starting materials
for each synthesis. You do not need to show mechanisms.
Alcohol
Alkyl Halide
Ether Product
NaH
NaH
+
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The question deals with the concept of Williamson Ether synthesis.
this is a type of Bimolecular Nucleophilic substitution reaction in which sodium alkoxide react with halo alkane to form ether.
this is a type of SN2 reaction.
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