MHT CET Chemistry question

Select of the ether among following that yields methanol as one of the products on reaction with cold hydroiodic acid [MHTCET 2014]

(A)1-methoxy butane
(B)1-methoxy butane-2-methyl propane
(C)2 -methoxy-2-methyl propaneCorrect
(D)methoxy benzene

Answer: (C)

Solution

Only the ether with a tertiary alkyl group, 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane, cleaves by the route to give tert-butyl iodide and methanol; (a) and (b) have primary

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