Epoxides are cyclical versions of these compounds, and the crown variety can bind alkali metal atoms.
The Wittig rearrangement of them uses a methylating agent to produce secondary and tertiary alcohols, and their polyvinyl variety is used in adhesives. They are often made by reacting sodium alkoxide with an alkyl halide. Epoxides are cyclical versions of these compounds, and the crown variety can bind alkali metal atoms. The Williamson synthesis produces, for 10 points, what class of compounds characterized by an oxygen atom linking two hydrocarbon groups, whose diethyl variety was once used as an anesthetic?
The Wittig rearrangement of them uses a methylating agent to produce secondary and tertiary alcohols, and their polyvinyl variety is used in adhesives.
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