Question

Which of the following is not an aromatic ether?

(a) CH3-O-C6H5

(b) CH3-O-CH2CH3

(c) C2H5-O-C6H5

(d) C6H5-O-C6H5

The question was posed to me in an interview.

The query is from Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Classification in chapter Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) CH3-O-CH2CH3

The explanation is: Aromatic ethers are those in which at least one of the groups on either side of O atom is an aryl group. In CH3-O-CH2CH3, both the groups are alkyl and is hence an aliphatic ether.