aluminum hydroxide formula

INTRODUCTIONEthers may be considered as the anhydrides of alcohols, as they may be prepared by elimination of one molecule of water from two molecules of any alcohol.e-g-,C2H5OH + HOC2H5—» C2H5OC2H5 + H2OEthyl alcohol (2 mols) Diethyl etherSince alcohols are also alkyl hydroxides, likewise ethers may be called alkyl oxides by analogy to sodium oxide which is also prepared by elimination of the molecule of water from two molecules of sodium hydroxide.Na|OH + H]QNa—» Na —O—Na + H20Sod. hydroxide (2 mols) Sodium oxideR|OH + H|OR—*R — O — R + H20Alkyl hydroxide (2 mols) Alkyl oxideAs the alcohols may be considered as the monoalkyl derivatives of water, so the ethers may be considered as the dialkyl derivatives of water.H—O—H R—O—H R —O —RWater Alcohol EtherEthers also form a homologous series with the general molecular formula C^H^ + 20 where the value of n is always more than one. Ethers possess the general functional group — O — and are in general represented as R — O — R'.