Which of the following methods is NOT mentioned in the NCERT text as a preparation method for ethers?
The NCERT text explicitly lists '1. By dehydration of alcohols' and '2. Williamson synthesis' under '7.6.1 Preparation of Ethers'. It mentions '3. From Grignard reagents' as a method for preparing ALCOHOLS, not ethers (Section 7.4.1 for alcohols). Option 4 is a restatement of Williamson synthesis.