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Acid Catalysed Acetal Formation

Diethyl ether...

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Diethyl ether behaves as a

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Lewis Acid

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Lewis base

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Oxidizing Agent

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Reducing agent

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Solution

The correct option is B Lewis base
It behaves as Lewis base due to the presence of lone pair on oxygen.

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