Identify the suitable pair of reactants for the preparation of ethyl tert-butyl ether
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is option 3. Ethyl chloride + sodium-2-methylpropn-2-olate.
In order to obtain Ethyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl chloride needs to be treated sodium-2-methylpropn-2-olate, which will undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction.
