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  4. tert-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous HI in ether gives

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Q. tert-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous $HI$ in ether gives

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Solution:

Here, ether is the solvent. Being less polar, it favours $S _{ N } 2$ reaction and the nucleophile $I ^{-}$ attacks the $1^{\circ}$ carbon of $CH _{3}$.

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