One subclass of these compounds was shown by Charles Pedersen to allow potassium permanganate to dissolve in benzene.
One subclass of these compounds was shown by Charles Pedersen to allow potassium permanganate to dissolve in benzene. This functionality, produced in the Ullman reaction, is exemplified by tetrahydrofuran, and its polycyclic form is its crown variety. An alkyl halide reacts with an alkoxide ion to produce these compounds in the Williamson synthesis, and they are defined by the presence of an (*) oxygen atom bonded to two aryl or alkyl groups. For 10 points, name these compounds whose diethyl variety was once used as an anesthetic.
One subclass of these compounds was shown by Charles Pedersen to allow potassium permanganate to dissolve in benzene.
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