Answer to Question #115194 in Organic Chemistry for Jyotirmay Karjee

Question

how will you prepare tert-butyl methyl ether

Answer 1

For the preparation of tert-butyl methyl ether, the alkyl halide should be primary because the reaction between alkyl halide and alkoxides follows SN2 mechanizm and primary alkyl halides are most reactive towards SN2 mechanism.