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MHT CET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Williamson's synthesis involves

  1. A \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 1\) mechanism
  2. B nucleophilic addition
  3. C \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 2\) mechanism
  4. D \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{E}}\) mechanism
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(C) \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 2\) mechanism

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When sodium or potassium alkoxide is heated with an alkyl halide to give ether, this reaction is known as Williamson's synthesis.
\(
R \mathrm{ONa}+R^{\prime} X \longrightarrow R-\mathrm{O}-R^{\prime}+\mathrm{Na} X
\)
This is an example of nucleophilic substitution and follow \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 2\) mechanism.