An exception to what we have just said has to do with syntheses of unsymmetrical ethers
Chapter 11, Problem 11.11(choose chapter or problem)
An exception to what we have just said has to do with syntheses of unsymmetrical ethers in which one alkyl group is a tert-butyl group and the other group is primary. For example, this synthesis can be accomplished by adding tert-butyl alcohol to a mixture of the primary alcohol and H2SO4 at room temperature. cat. H2SO4 H2O R OH HO R O Give a likely mechanism for this reaction and explain why it is successful.
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