Examlex

Solved

Some Ethers Can Be Prepared by Heating the Appropriate Alcohol

question 50

Essay

Some ethers can be prepared by heating the appropriate alcohol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Can di-sec-butyl ether be prepared from sec-butanol by this route? Explain your answer.


Definitions:

Blastocyst

An early stage in human embryonic development, a structure formed about five days post-fertilization, consisting of an inner cell mass and an outer layer of trophoblast cells.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, marking the beginning of human development.

Mitotic Division

A type of cell division in eukaryotic cells by which chromosomes are equally divided to produce two identical daughter cells.

Conception

The process of fertilization when a sperm cell unites with an ovum, leading to the formation of a zygote.

Related Questions