Diethyl ether,
C2H5OC2H5, is a symmetrical ether whereas C2H5OCH3 and C2H5OC6H5
are unsymmetrical ethers Monohydric
Rationalised 2023-24
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Chemistry
According to IUPAC system, the name of an alcohol is derived from the
name of the alkane from which the alcohol is derived, by substituting ‘e’
of alkane with the suffix ‘ol’ The position of substituents are indicated
by numerals For this, the longest carbon chain (parent chain) is
numbered starting at the end nearest to the hydroxyl group