Can you explain why is bimolecular dehydration not appropriate for the preparation of ethyl methyl ether
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Bimolecular lack of hydration is best utilized for the blend of symmetrical dialkyl ethers from unhindered essential alcohols.
On the off chance that two unique alcohols are utilized, there is no real way to control which - OH gets protonated (as clearly we are utilizing essential alcohols and both essential alcohols would be similarly fundamental towards protonation) and which - OH goes about as a nucleophile, so a blend of two diverse symmetrical and the coveted asymmetrical ether is acquired.
On the off chance that two unique alcohols are utilized, there is no real way to control which - OH gets protonated (as clearly we are utilizing essential alcohols and both essential alcohols would be similarly fundamental towards protonation) and which - OH goes about as a nucleophile, so a blend of two diverse symmetrical and the coveted asymmetrical ether is acquired.
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