Diethyl ether, on reaction with CO under specific conditions (BF_3 catalyst, pressure and temperature), forms

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Diethyl ether, on reaction with CO under specific conditions ( catalyst, pressure and temperature), forms

Answer: (C)

Under catalysis and pressure, carbon monoxide inserts into one of the ether's C–O bonds, converting one ethyl group into a propionyl ()

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