The following is not an appropriate reaction for the preparation of t-butyl ethyl ether.
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Date: 10/11/2021

The following is not an appropriate reaction for the preparation of t-butyl ethyl ether.    `C_(2)H_(5)ONa+CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset(CH_(3))underset("| ")(C )-Cl rarr CH_(3)overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset(CH_(3))underset("| ")(C )-OC_(2)H_(5)`   (i) What would be the major product of this reaction ?  (ii) Write a suitable reaction for the preparation of t-butylethyl ether.