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Introduction to Ethers

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Which of the followings are symmetrical ethers?
Diethyl ether,propoxybenzene,anisole,phenetol,ethyl methyl ether,furan,tetrahydrofuran

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A symmetrical etheris an ether in the molecule of which the two ligands on the ether group are identical. Diethyl ether, furan and tetrahydrofuran are symmetrical ethers in which symmetrical alkyl groups are attached on both sides of oxygen.

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