JEE Main Chemistry question

When phenolic ether is heated with HI, it yields

(A)Alkyl halide + aryl halide + water
(B)Alkyl halide + phenolCorrect
(C)Alcohol + aryl halide
(D)None of the above

Answer: (B)

Solution

HI cleaves an aryl–alkyl ether specifically at the weaker alkyl–oxygen bond (the aryl–O bond resists cleavage due to resonance with the ring), giving the

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Question ID VK-148684