Give the names of the reagents and equations for the preparation of the following ethers by Williamson synthesis:
$(i)$ Methoxybenzene $(ii)$ Methoxyethane $(iii)$ Ethoxybenzene $(iv)$ Ethoxyethane

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(N/A) $(i)$ Methoxybenzene: Sodium phenoxide $(C_6H_5ONa)$ + Methyl chloride $(CH_3Cl)$ $\rightarrow$ Methoxybenzene $(C_6H_5OCH_3)$ + $NaCl$
$(ii)$ Methoxyethane: Sodium methoxide $(CH_3ONa)$ + Ethyl chloride $(CH_3CH_2Cl)$ $\rightarrow$ Methoxyethane $(CH_3OCH_2CH_3)$ + $NaCl$
$(iii)$ Ethoxybenzene: Sodium phenoxide $(C_6H_5ONa)$ + Ethyl chloride $(CH_3CH_2Cl)$ $\rightarrow$ Ethoxybenzene $(C_6H_5OCH_2CH_3)$ + $NaCl$
$(iv)$ Ethoxyethane: Sodium ethoxide $(CH_3CH_2ONa)$ + Ethyl chloride $(CH_3CH_2Cl)$ $\rightarrow$ Ethoxyethane $(CH_3CH_2OCH_2CH_3)$ + $NaCl$

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