How is Ether Formed from an Alkyl Halide?

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Ether formation from an alkyl halide involves a reaction where CH3I serves as the starting halide. The initial confusion stemmed from a misinterpretation of the book's answer, which did not clearly identify the halide. A correction was made regarding the nucleophile, which should be CH3O- instead of EtO-. The discussion highlights the importance of accurately identifying reactants in organic reactions. Overall, clarity in the reaction steps is crucial for understanding ether formation.
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The book's answer seems way off. Where is there starting halide!? I posted my solution (I made a typo there. It is not EtO- but CH3O-).
 

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They use CH3I in the second reaction, that's the halide, isn't it?
 
alingy1 said:
The book's answer seems way off. Where is [STRIKE]there[/STRIKE] their starting halide!?
It appears in the second step: CH3I

[Edit: Borek, you're always too quick for me!]
 
Perfect! I had an eureka moment a few seconds ago!
 

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