Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 152

Question: According to Lewis concept of acids and bases, ether is

[CPMT 1994]

Options:

A) Acidic

B) Basic

C) Neutral

D) Amphoteric

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Ether is basic because lone pairs of electrons are present on oxygen atom, $ R-\overset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{\underset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{O}}}}-R $ .