(a) Write the IUPAC name and structural formula of methyl n-propyl ether.
(b) Give equations for preparation of ether by the following reactions:
(i) dehydration of alcohols
(ii) Williamson synthesis.
(c) Write the resonance structures of alkoxy benzene.

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(a) The IUPAC name of methyl n-propyl ether is 1-methoxypropane. Its structural formula is as shown
(b)
(i) dehydration of alcohols:
When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc sulphuric acid at 413 K, diethyl ether is obtained.
(ii) Williamson synthesis:
Sodium methoxide is heated with methyl iodide to give dimethyl ether.
(c) The resonance structures of alkoxy benzene are as shown.

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(a) Write the IUPAC name and structural formula of methyl n-propyl ether.(b) Give equations for preparation of ether by the following reactions: (i) dehydration of alcohols (ii) Williamson synthesis.(c) Write the resonance structures of alkoxy benzene.

(a) Write the IUPAC name and structural formula of methyl n-propyl ether.
(b) Give equations for preparation of ether by the following reactions:
(i) dehydration of alcohols
(ii) Williamson synthesis.
(c) Write the resonance structures of alkoxy benzene.