JEE Main Chemistry question

*Tert*-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous HI in ether gives **[Manipal 2008]**

(A)CH_3OH + (CH_3)_3CICorrect
(B)
(C)
(D)None of the above

Answer: (A)

Solution

Cleavage of an ether bearing a tertiary alkyl group with HI proceeds via at the tertiary carbon (forming the stable tertiary carbocation, which iodide then captures),

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Question ID VK-148565