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SolutionsNomenclature

1. Name these ethers

  1. CH3OCH2CH3
  2. (CH3)2CHOCH3
  3. CH3CH2OCH2CH2CH2CH3
  4. C6H5OCH3
  1. Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether).
  2. 2-Methoxypropane (isopropyl methyl ether).
  3. 1-Ethoxybutane (butyl ethyl ether).
  4. Methoxybenzene (anisole).

2. Cyclic ethers

Name with the “oxa” prefix: tetrahydrofuran, ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane.

Oxacyclopentane, oxacyclopropane and 1,4-dioxacyclohexane.

3. Crown ethers

What do the two numbers in the name “18-crown-6” mean?

18 is the total number of ring atoms and 6 is the number of oxygens. Its systematic name is 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane.

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