What is the product formed when ethyl alcohol reacts with diazomethane in the presence of fluoroboric acid $(H B F_{4})$ as a catalyst.

Ethoxy benzene

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1-Propoxy propane

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Ethyl methyl Ether

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1-Ethoxy-2, 2-dimethyl propane

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Solution

The correct option is C Ethyl methyl Ether
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H + C H_{2} N_{2} H B F_{4} - -- \to C H_{3} C H_{2} - O - C H_{3} (E t h y l m e t h y l e t h e r) + N_{2}$

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