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Question 14.6: Common Names for Ethers Write the common name for each ether...

Common Names for Ethers

Write the common name for each ether.

Strategy

To derive the common name of an ether, list the groups bonded to oxygen in alphabetical order.

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(a) The groups bonded to the ether oxygen are tert-butyl and ethyl. The compound’s common name is tert-butyl ethyl ether.

(b) Two cyclohexyl groups are bonded to the ether oxygen. The compound’s common name is dicyclohexyl ether.

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