Question

Which of the following is best method to prepare phenyl-t-butyl ether?

• A. $(C{H}_3{)}_{3}C-O^{-}N{a}^{+}+C_6{H}_{5}Br$
• B. $C_6{H}_{5}ONa+(C{H}_3{)}_{3}CCl$
• C. $(C{H}_3{)}_{2}C=C{H}_2\underset{C_6{H}_{5}OH}{\overset{Hg(OCOC{H}_3{)}_2}{\to }}\stackrel{NaB{H}_4}{\to }$
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$(C{H}_3{)}_{3}C-O^{-}N{a}^{+}+C_6{H}_{5}Br$

This reaction is williamson ether synthesis.