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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

The final product obtained in the reaction, ? is

Answer: (A)

Solution

HBr cleaves the aryl–alkyl ether at the alkyl–oxygen bond (not the resistant aryl–oxygen bond), so -methylanisole gives -cresol ()

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