Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate reacts with ethanol (CH3CH2OH) to give diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3). BF triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate Which equation, including the curved arrows, best represents the rate-determining step in the mechanism? Select the single best answer. O OH CH3CH2 OH + H. 0+ CH₂H₂ :0 + 0+ ж + H + :0: 0 C
Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate reacts with ethanol (CH3CH2OH) to give diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3). BF triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate Which equation, including the curved arrows, best represents the rate-determining step in the mechanism? Select the single best answer. O OH CH3CH2 OH + H. 0+ CH₂H₂ :0 + 0+ ж + H + :0: 0 C
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Chapter20: Dienes, Conjugated Systems, And Pericyclic Reactions
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Transcribed Image Text:Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate reacts with ethanol (CH3CH2OH) to give diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3).
BF
triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate
Which equation, including the curved arrows, best represents the rate-determining step in the mechanism? Select the single best answer.
O
OH
CH3CH2
OH
+
H.
0+
CH₂H₂
:0
+
0+
ж
+
H
+
:0:
0
C
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