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What is the IUPAC name of CH3CH2OCH2CH3?
What is the IUPAC name of CH3CH2OCH2CH3?
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What is the IUPAC name of CH3CH2OCH2CH3?
Ethyl methyl ether
Dimethyl ether
Diethyl ether
Ethyl ether
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The compound CH3CH2OCH2CH3 is named diethyl ether, as it consists of two ethyl groups bonded to an oxygen atom.
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The compound CH3CH2OCH2CH3 is named diethyl ether, as it consists of two ethyl groups bonded to an oxygen atom.
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Step 1: Identify the structure of the compound CH3CH2OCH2CH3. It has two ethyl groups (CH3CH2) connected by an oxygen atom (O).
Step 2: Recognize that each ethyl group is represented as CH3CH2.
Step 3: Note that the oxygen atom connects the two ethyl groups.
Step 4: Understand that in IUPAC naming, when two identical groups are present, we use the prefix 'di'.
Step 5: Combine the prefix 'di' with the name of the ethyl group to get 'diethyl'.
Step 6: Add 'ether' to indicate that it is an ether compound.
Step 7: Conclude that the IUPAC name of CH3CH2OCH2CH3 is diethyl ether.
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