Can anybody tell me why we write CH3OC2H5 as ethylmethyl ether??
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R-O-R are named as ethers.
according to IUPAC, the largest alkyl groupis named first in naming ethers.
in CH3OC2H5,
Ethyl group is a larger alkyl group than methyl one.
hence the name EthylMethylEther
simran651:
but it is given in book
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