MHT CET Chemistry question

On boiling with conc. HBr, Ethyl phenyl ether yields

Answer: (A)

Solution

In an alkyl aryl ether the bond is stronger (partial double bond character) and is not cleaved, so the alkyl-oxygen bond breaks to give phenol

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