Which of the following compounds gives a ¹H NMR spectrum consisting of only two singlets? A) CH₃OCH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃ B) CH₃OCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂OH C) CH₃OC(CH₃)₂OCH₃ D) CH₃OCH₂CH(CH₃)OCH₃

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Compound C, CH3OC(CH3)2OCH3, has two types of environments for the hydrogen atoms: those on the methyl groups attached directly to oxygen atoms and those on the central methyl group. Since all methyl groups are equivalent within their respective types, this leads to a spectrum with only two singlets.

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