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Q. The heating of phenyl-methyl ethers with HI produces

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Solution:

Anisole reacts with HI to give methyl iodide & phenol.
$CH_{3}-O-C_{6}H_{5}\overset{H I}{ \rightarrow }CH_{3}I+C_{6}H_{5}OH$