JEE Main Chemistry question

The cleavage of an aryl–alkyl ether with hydrogen halide will give

(A)A molecule each of an alkyl halide and water
(B)A molecule each of an aryl halide and water
(C)A molecule each of an aryl halide, alkyl halide, and water
(D)A molecule each of phenol and an alkyl halideCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

In an aryl–alkyl ether, the aryl–oxygen bond has partial double-bond character (conjugation with the ring) and resists cleavage, so hydrogen halide attacks only at

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