Organic chemistry: Acidic cleavage of ethers

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Organic chemistry: Acidic cleavage of ethers

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Reaction of ethers with strong acids to form an alcohol and an alkyl halide. 

Organic chemistry

Sal and Jay cover topics covered in college organic chemistry course. Basic understanding of basic high school or college chemistry assumed (although there is some review).

Synthesis and cleavage of ethers

In this tutorial, Jay shows how to synthesize ethers using the Williamson ether synthesis and how to cleave an ether linkage using acid.

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Reaction of ethers with strong acids to form an alcohol and an alkyl halide. 

Organic chemistry

Sal and Jay cover topics covered in college organic chemistry course. Basic understanding of basic high school or college chemistry assumed (although there is some review).

Synthesis and cleavage of ethers

In this tutorial, Jay shows how to synthesize ethers using the Williamson ether synthesis and how to cleave an ether linkage using acid.

Topic: Science

Learn about all the sciences, from physics, chemistry and biology, to cosmology and astronomy, across hundreds of videos, articles and practice questions.

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