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Q. Action of hydrogen iodide on anisole gives,

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Solution:

Action of hydrogen iodide on anisole gives phenol and iodomethane. This is because methyl phenyl oxonium ion is formed by the protonation of ether and the bond between $O - CH _{3}$ is weaker than the bond between $O - C _{6} H _{5} .$

The reaction is as follow:

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