18-18-1 P-a - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

Name the following ethers:

a) 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

(a) The name of the given ether is Diisopropyl ether.

Ethers

Ethers are the compounds having an oxygen atom in the centre, and on the two sides, alkoxy groups are present, represented as R-O-R. Here, R is the alkoxy groups attached. An example of ether is ethyl methyl ether or methoxyethane.

The name of the ether

a) The two isopropyl ($\mathrm{R}=\mathrm{CH}{\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\right)}_2$) groups are attached to O of ether in the given compound. Thus, the name of the ether is Diisopropyl ether.

      Diisopropyl ether