Question: How could the compound shown below, be made by a Williamson ether synthesis? Draw the reaction. (3 pts) 3. From the stoichiometry, sodium ethoxide is

How could the compound shown below, be made by a Williamson ether synthesis? Draw the reaction. (3 pts) 3. From the stoichiometry, sodium ethoxide is used in excess. What happens to this excess during work- up? Be specific: at what point is it destroyed (quenched)? Write the reaction that occurs. (4 pts) 4. Why was is sufficient to use a short path distillation instead of doing a fractional or simple distillation for the Williamson ether purification? (2 pts)

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