What is the functional group contained in the compound #CH_3CH_2-O-CH_2-CH_3#?
1 Answer
Feb 5, 2016
ether
Explanation:
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.
