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the oxygen is in between the two carbons
contains a carbon single bonded to an oxygen (-O) and that oxygen is single bonded to another carbon
Therefor CH3CH2OCH2CH3 is an ether.
contains a carbon single bonded to an oxygen (-O) and that oxygen is single bonded to another carbon
Therefor CH3CH2OCH2CH3 is an ether.
[tex]CH_{3} CH_{2}OCH_{2}CH_{3}[/tex]
The compound represented by this formula is called a) Ether
What is ethers in chemistry?
Ether, any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups. Ethers are similar in structure to alcohols, and both ethers and alcohols are similar in structure to water.
What is ether used for?
They are relatively unreactive, and as a result they are useful as solvents for fats, oils, waxes, perfumes, resins, dyes, gums, and hydrocarbons. Vapours of certain ethers are used as insecticides, miticides, and fumigants for soil.
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