Ether
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- R1 and R2 could be alkyl groups, aryl groups, or a combination thereof.
eg:
The oxygen atom in an ether molecule is called the ether group.
see also symmetrical ether, unsymmetrical ether, aliphatic ether, aromatic ether, cyclic ether, acyclic ether, silyl ether, crown ether