MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question
Identify the product obtained when ethers are dissolved in cold concentrated sulphuric acid
Answer: (D)
Solution
The oxygen atom of an ether has two lone pairs, so it acts as a Lewis base and accepts a proton from a strong acid. In cold concentrated the ether simply protonates: , giving a dialkyloxonium
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