Chemistry, asked by batralavika, 9 months ago

Q . Preperation of ethers by acid dehydration if secondary or tertiary alcohols is not a suitable method .give reasons.

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Answered by chemistrybyakjh

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Secondary and tertiary alkyl containing alcohols undergo elimination reaction instead of SN2 reaction, because of steric hindrance in them. Hence, these alcohols are no suitable for ether preparation.

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