Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatement with hot concentrated HI ?

Question

Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatement with hot concentrated HI ? (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

C-O bond cleavage of ether depends on mechanism involved in reaction which can be SN1 or SN2. If any one group can form stable carbocation like tertiary butyl group then reaction follow's SN1 mechanism

Q. Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatement with hot concentrated HI ?

C-O bond cleavage of ether depends on mechanism involved in reaction which can be $S N^{1}$ or $S N^{2}$ . If any one group can form stable carbocation like tertiary butyl group then reaction follow's $S N^{1}$ mechanism