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How are ethers classified? Give example.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 07 Jun, 2016, 03:22: PM
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Ethers are classified as symmetrical and unsymmetrical. If the alkyl or aryl groups attached to the oxygen atom are same then it is symmetrical ether and if the groups are mixed then the ether is unsymmetrical.
For example: C2H5OC2H5 is an example of symmetrical ether and C2H5OCH3 is an example of unsymmetrical ether.

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