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tert-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous HI in ether gives
Q. tert-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous
H
I
in ether gives
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Manipal
Manipal 2008
Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
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A
C
H
3
O
H
+
(
C
H
3
)
3
Cl
37%
B
C
H
3
I
+
(
C
H
3
)
3
CO
H
44%
C
C
H
3
I
+
(
C
H
3
)
3
Cl
10%
D
None of the above
9%
Solution:
Here, ether is the solvent. Being less polar, it favours
S
N
2
reaction and the nucleophile F attacks the
1
∘
carbon of
C
H
3
.