Ethers

Question 1

Compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms

Answer 1

Ethers

Question 2

Hybridization of O in ethers

Answer 2

sp3 hybridized since 2 bonds to C and 2 electron pairs

Question 3

Properties of ethers

Answer 3

Occur widely in nature

Have many industrial, pharmaceutical, and biological applications

Question 4

The familiar ether of medicinal use, frequently used as a reaction solvent, was one popular as an inhaled anesthetic

Answer 4

Diethyl ether

Question 5

Polarity of Ether

Answer 5

Non polar

Question 6

Ether General formula

Answer 6

R-O-R

Question 7

True or False: can be though of as an organic derivatives of water in both hydrogens are replaced by organic components

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Ethers have nearly the same geometry as _____

Answer 8

water

Question 9

Ethers have lower melting points than

Answer 9

Alcohols and phenols

Question 10

(Ether) IUPAC name of ether follows the general format

Answer 10

alkoxyalkanes

Question 11

(Ether) IUPAC nameL name of alkoxy group

Answer 11

Shorter alkyl group with oxygen

Question 12

(Ether) Name of parent alkane

Answer 12

longer alkyl group

Question 13

Ether common name: suffix

Answer 13

ether

Question 14

Ether common name

Answer 14

Name of alkyl group bonded to oxygen

Question 15

Cyclic ethers

Answer 15

Ethylene oxide
Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
1,4-Dioxane

Question 16

cyclic ethers with a 3 membered rings

Answer 16

epoxide

Question 17

Properties of epoxide

Answer 17

Behave differently from open-chain ethers or other cyclic ethers

more reactive than other ethers because of ring strain

Use in making “epoxy” adhesives, resins, and coatings

Question 18

Epoxides are more reactive because of ____

Answer 18

Ring strain

Question 19

Internal angle of triangle (equilateral triangle)

Answer 19

60 degrees

Question 20

epoxide distance of bonds

Answer 20

109.5 due to sp3 hybridized