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

Question

tert-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous HI in ether gives (A)  CH3OH+(CH3)3Cl  (B)  CH3I+(CH3)3COH  (C)  CH3I+(CH3)3Cl  (D) None of the above

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Here, ether is the solvent. Being less polar, it favours S N 2 reaction and the nucleophile I - attacks the 1° carbon of CH 3.

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

$C H_{3} O H + (C H_{3})_{3} Cl$

$C H_{3} I + (C H_{3})_{3} CO H$

$C H_{3} I + (C H_{3})_{3} Cl$

None of the above

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

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

CH3​OH+(CH3​)3​Cl

CH3​I+(CH3​)3​COH

CH3​I+(CH3​)3​Cl