**Question 8** The diagram shows a chemical reaction where an ether compound, specifically a tert-butyl ethyl ether, is reacting with hydrobromic acid (HBr). The ether structure is depicted as follows: - A central oxygen atom (O) is bonded to a tert-butyl group on one side, represented as (CH₃)₃C–, and an ethyl group on the other side, represented as –CH₂CH₂CH₃. The reaction results in the breaking (cleavage) of the ether bond. **Cleavage of this ether involves:** 1. SN1 mechanism 2. E1 mechanism 3. E2 mechanism 4. SN2 mechanism The task involves determining which nucleophilic substitution or elimination mechanism is responsible for the cleavage of this ether by HBr. **Question 9: Synthesize the following alcohols using Grignard reagents.** The image displays two chemical structures: 1. **Structure 1:** It consists of a benzene ring (a hexagon with alternating double bonds) attached to a CH₂OH group. This represents benzyl alcohol. 2. **Structure 2:** It features a benzene ring with a CH group bonded to an OH group and one methyl group. This structure is indicative of 1-phenylethanol. The task is to identify the appropriate Grignard reagents and aldehydes or ketones needed to synthesize these alcohols.
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.
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