Halides to ethers

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[anima_furs]

CH₂Br ----> CH₂OCH₃

Please note both are attached to an aromatic ring.

Subsitution Reaction

Question:
Type the formula for the new group in the product of the reaction.
(Type the atom other than C,H first)

Ive tried everything, it sounds really simple! Please help

[AceOrganic]

I'm not sure what your prof is asking here...It looks like you are doing a substitution reaction like this PhCH2Br + CH3OH --> PhCH2OCH3.  "Ph" is your phenyl ring.  Is your prof asking for the formula?  C6H5CH2OCH3??

[anima_furs]

hey i figured it out. It was just OCH3... naming the ether group.