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What do you mean by Unsymmetrical ether?

Options

  1. AAn unsymmetrical ether is an ether in which both the alkyl or aryl groups attached to the oxygen atom are iden
  2. BAn unsymmetrical ether is an ether that has a chiral center in its structure.
  3. CAn unsymmetrical ether is an ether that exhibits geometric isomerism due to the presence of multiple double bo
  4. DAn unsymmetrical ether is an ether where two groups on the two sides of an oxygen atom differ (i.e., have an u

Correct answer

D. An unsymmetrical ether is an ether where two groups on the two sides of an oxygen atom differ (i.e., have an u

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (D) An unsymmetrical ether is an ether where two groups on the two sides of an oxygen atom differ (i.e., have an unequal number of carbon atoms).

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