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How do you name alkoxides?

Answer 1

Can you name the parent alcohol............?

Well, upon deprotonation the alcohol becomes the #"alkoxide"#.

The sodium or potassium salt of #"tert-butanol"# is commonly used in organic synthesis; even tho you must sublime it twice to get it pure. Its potassium salt would be #"potassium tert-butoxide"#.

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Answer 2

Emilia Alvarez

Alkoxides are named by replacing the -OH of the corresponding alcohol with -O followed by the name of the alkyl group.

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