Explain the following with an example:
Williamson's ether synthesis

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$C_{2} H_{5} O H      (E t h a n o l) + C_{2} H_{5} - C l      (C h l o r o e t h a n e) N a O H ⟶ S_{N^{2}} C_{2} H_{5} O C_{2} H_{5}      (d i e t h y l e t h e r)$
Mechanism: Refer the above image.
When alcohol react with primary alkyl halide ion to form ether by $S_{N^{2}}$ reaction.

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