A student wrote the condensed formula shown below: CH3CH₂COOH The IUPAC name for this condensed formula is: O a. propanol O b. ethanoic acid O c. propanoic acid O d. propanoate
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.
Carboxylic acid :
Functional group: -COOH (carboxyl)
Secondary suffix: oic acid
Common names. These are derived from the name of the plant or animal from which they were first isolated.
IUPAC names. replace terminal 'e' from the name of the corresponding alkane by the suffix oic acid,
i.e., Alkane - e + oic acid = Alkanoic acid
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