JEE Main Chemistry question

The products obtained when benzyl phenyl ether is heated with HI in the mole ratio 1:1 are

I. Phenol II. Benzyl alcohol III. Benzyl iodide IV. Iodobenzene

(A)1 and 3 onlyCorrect
(B)3 and 4 only
(C)1 and 4 only
(D)2 and 4 only

Answer: (A)

Solution

In an unsymmetrical aryl–alkyl ether, HI cleaves the alkyl–oxygen bond (not the resistant aryl–oxygen bond), because the alkyl (here benzylic) carbon readily undergoes

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Question ID VK-148543