What is the functional group contained in the compound $CH_3CH_2-O-CH_2-CH_3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-05T21:13:52

ether

When you have R-O-R' (where R and R' are different organic chains) you have an ether functional group.

if R and R' are the same (as they are here) its a symmetrical ether, if they are different its asymmetrical.

The example here is named as ethoxyethane, or diethyl ether.

What is the functional group contained in the compound CH_3CH_2-O-CH_2-CH_3CH_3CH_2-O-CH_2-CH_3?