Ethers are soluble in cold, concentrated sulfuric acid, but alkanes are not. This difference can be used

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Ethers are soluble in cold, concentrated sulfuric acid, but alkanes are not. This difference can be used as a simple chemical test to distinguish between these two classes of compounds. What chemistry (show an equation) is the basis for this difference?
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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