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Offline cor

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Ethers
« on: March 12, 2010, 11:58:31 AM »
Which pair of reagents from list below act together to give tert-butyl methyl ether?
A) CH3O-Na+ B) (CH3)3CO-K+ C) CH3Br D) (CH3)3CBr

a) A and C
b) A and D
c) B and C
d) B and D


I think the correct answer is C (B and C). Am I right?
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Offline tmartin

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Re: Ethers
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 02:32:04 PM »
Sorry to play devil's advocate twice for your questions, but hey I'm bored and have a moment.  You've correctly matched a nucleophile and an electrophile, the question remains...why did you pick those two?
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