Ethers are more reactive than alcohols towards electrophiles.
Answer
FALSE
Solution
Ethers are less reactive than alcohols. The oxygen in ethers is less nucleophilic due to steric hindrance and resonance, and ethers undergo cleavage by strong acids (HI/HBr) only.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Topic: Ethers
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