Heating an alcohol with sulfuric acid is a good way to prepare a symmetrical ether such as

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Heating an alcohol with sulfuric acid is a good way to prepare a symmetrical ether such as diethyl ether. It is not a good method for preparing an unsymmetrical ether such as ethyl propyl ether.
a. Explain.
b. How would you synthesize ethyl propyl ether?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0131407480

4th edition

Authors: Paula Yurkanis Bruice

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