JEE Main Chemistry question
When a mixture of propan-1-ol and butan-2-ol is heated with at , how many different ethers (including stereoisomers) will be formed?
Answer: 6
Solution
Three distinct ether linkages are possible: the symmetric di--propyl ether (achiral, 1 product); the unsymmetrical (cross) -propyl sec-butyl ether, which has one stereocentre (on the sec-butyl carbon) and so exists
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