Table 7 2: Common and IUPAC Names of Some Ethers
Compound
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3OCH3
Dimethyl ether
Methoxymethane
C2H5OC2H5
Diethyl ether
Ethoxyethane
CH3OCH2CH2CH3
Methyl n-propyl ether
1-Methoxypropane
C6H5OCH3
Methyl phenyl ether
Methoxybenzene
(Anisole)
(Anisole)
C6H5OCH2CH3
Ethyl phenyl ether
Ethoxybenzene
(Phenetole)
C6H5O(CH2)6 – CH3
Heptyl phenyl ether
1-Phenoxyheptane
CH3
CH O
3
CH
CH3
Methyl isopropyl ether
2-Methoxypropane
Phenyl isopentyl ether
3- Methylbutoxybenzene
CH3– O – CH2 – CH2 – OCH3
—
1,2-Dimethoxyethane
—
2-Ethoxy-
-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane
Rationalised 2023-24
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Chemistry
If both the alkyl groups are the same, the prefix ‘di’ is added before the alkyl
group For example, C2H5OC2H5 is diethyl ether According to IUPAC system of nomenclature, ethers are regarded as
hydrocarbon derivatives in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by an
–OR or –OAr group, where R and Ar represent alkyl and aryl groups,
respectively