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Chemistry
Diethyl ether on heating with cone. HI gives two moles of:
Q. Diethyl ether on heating with cone.
H
I
gives two moles of:
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A
methyl iodide
B
ethyl iodide
C
iodoform
D
ethanol
Solution:
Diethyl ether reacts with HI and gives ethyl alcohol {when reaction is carried out in cold) while it gives ethyl iodide (when reaction mixture is heated).
C
2
H
5
O
C
2
H
5
Δ
+
2
H
I
Ethyl
iodide
2
C
2
H
5
I
+
H
2
O
C
2
H
5
O
C
2
H
5
H
I
C
o
l
d
C
2
H
5
O
H
+
C
2
H
5
I