Why diethyl ether behavior as a base?? Explain

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il maestro
Mar 4, 2018

Because of eectron pairs in oxygen

Explanation:

Ethyl ether #H_3CH_2"-O-CH_2CH_3# is a Bronsted base because can accept a proton from a strong acid # HX# giving the conjugate base #X^-# and the conjugate acid #H_3CH_2"-OH^+ -CH_2CH_3#.

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