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The IUPAC name of is:

  1. Aethoxymethane
  2. Bmethoxymethane
  3. Cethoxyethane
  4. Dmethoxyethane

Answer: D

An ether is named with the smaller group as the alkoxy prefix and the larger alkyl chain as the parent. Here methoxy is attached to ethane, so the name is methoxyethane.
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