Describe one theory of why small nonpolar molecules do not have a smell.
16.1 Nomenclature of Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides IUPAC Nomenclature and Ethers • In substitutive naming the smaller alkyl group is an alkoxy substituent Substitutive : Functional : diethylether ethyl methyl ether 3-chloro-1-propyl ethyl ether Substitutive: Functional: etheylene oxide 1,3-propylene oxide tetrahydrofuran tetrahydropyran 1 Naming Continued 2 16.2 Structure and Bonding in Ethers and Epoxides Structure of Ethers • Bond angles increase with increasing vander Waals strain