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Is diethyl ether acidic or basic?


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  1. The chemical formula of diethyl ether is C2H5-O-C2H5.
  2. Diethyl ether is basic in nature.
  3. As oxygen of diethyl ether have two loan pair of electrons so it can easily donate it to other electron-deficient atom or species.
  4. Doner ability of oxygen makes diethyl ether basic.
  5. Diethyl ether is Lewis base.
  6. Definition of Lewis base- A compound or ion which donates its pair of electrons to another compound said to be Lewis base.
  7. Example of Lewis base- Ammonia(NH3), Water(H2O) etc.

Hence, Diethyl ether is basic in nature.


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