MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

Which from following compounds is obtained when anisole is heated with dilute sulfuric acid?

(A)Phenol and ethanol
(B)Phenol and methanolCorrect
(C)Pyrogallol and methanol
(D)Phloroglucinol and ethanol

Answer: (B)

Solution

Anisole is methoxybenzene, . Following the textbook reaction of ethers with dilute acid, hydrolysis of the ether linkage (C_6H_5OCH_3+H_2O\xrightarrow{dil.\,H_2SO_4,\,\Delta}C_6H_5OH+CH_3OH) gives one phenol and one alcohol; the aryl C-O bond stays intact, and the alcohol

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