JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers JEE Main

The compound forms with sodium metal, and again forms with , but and together form diethyl ether. Therefore , and are:

(A)Correct
(B)
(C)
(D) (duplicate of B)

Answer: (A)

Solution

, reacting with sodium metal, must be an alcohol releasing hydrogen and giving sodium ethoxide: . The same reacting with gives the chloride: $ +

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