The following questions ask you to choose which of the pair reactions shown has been correctly identified as faster. Choose all correct answers In the SN2 displacement by iodide of CH3Cl or of CH3OTs, CH3OTs reacts faster. In the SN2 displacement by acetate of bromoethane or bromocyclohexane, bromocyclohexane reacts faster. In the SN2 displacement by CH3CH2O- or by CN- on 2-bromopropane, CN- reacts faster. In the SN2 displacement by HC≡C- on bromomethane in benzene or in acetonitrile, reaction in acetonitrile goes faster.
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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The following questions ask you to choose which of the pair reactions shown has been correctly identified as faster. Choose all correct answersIn the SN2 displacement by iodide of CH3Cl or of CH3OTs, CH3OTs reacts faster.In the SN2 displacement by acetate of bromoethane or bromocyclohexane, bromocyclohexane reacts faster.In the SN2 displacement by CH3CH2O- or by CN- on 2-bromopropane, CN- reacts faster.In the SN2 displacement by HC≡C- on bromomethane in benzene or in acetonitrile, reaction in acetonitrile goes faster.
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