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Write the IUPAC name of Benzyl ethyl ether?

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To determine the IUPAC name of Benzyl ethyl ether, follow these steps:

1. **Identify the Components**:
- **Benzyl group**: This is a phenyl group (C₆H₅) attached to a CH₂ group.
- **Ethyl group**: This is an ethyl group (C₂H₅).

2. **Determine the Ether Structure**:
- Benzyl ethyl ether consists of a benzyl group (C₆H₅CH₂) connected to an ethyl group (C₂H₅O).

3. **Name the Ether**:
- In ethers, the two alkyl groups are named in alphabetical order followed by the word “ether.”
- Here, the two groups are benzyl and ethyl.

4. **Combine the Names**:
- Since "benzyl" comes before "ethyl" alphabetically, you name the compound "Ethyl benzyl ether."

**IUPAC Name**: Ethyl benzyl ether