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  4. Assertion (A) tert-butyl methyl ether on treatment with HI at 100° C gives a mixture of methyl iodide and tert-butyl alcohol. Reason (R) This reaction occur via S N 2 mechanism.

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Q. Assertion $(A)$ tert-butyl methyl ether on treatment with HI at $100^{\circ} C$ gives a mixture of methyl iodide and tert-butyl alcohol.
Reason $(R)$ This reaction occur via $S _{ N } 2$ mechanism.

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tert-butyl methyl ether on treatment with $HI$ at $100^{\circ}C$ gives tert-butyl iodide and methyl iodide. This reaction occur via $ S_{N}1 $ mechanism.