Consider the cleavage of the following ether with H₂O and H⁺. $\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{CH}_{3}\\|\\\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}\\|\\\mathrm{CH}_{3}\end{array}$
Cleavage of the following ether will be a slower process. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CHCH}_{2} \mathrm{OCH}_{3}$
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$\quad$ $\mathrm{CH}_{3}$

Question

Consider the cleavage of the following ether with H₂O and H⁺.

\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{CH}_{3}\\|\\\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}\\|\\\mathrm{CH}_{3}\end{array}

Cleavage of the following ether will be a slower process.

\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CHCH}_{2} \mathrm{OCH}_{3}

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\mathrm{CH}_{3}

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cleavage of ethers with H₂O and H⁺ is generally a slow process, but the presence of a tertiary carbon adjacent to the ether oxygen in the first compound makes it more susceptible to cleavage compared to the second compound, which has a secondary carbon.

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