In the reaction, (CH_3)_2CH-CH_2-O-CH_2CH_3 + HI heated , the products formed are

JEE Main Chemistry question

In the reaction, (CH_3)_2CH-CH_2-O-CH_2CH_3 + HI \xrightarrow{heated}, the products formed are

(A) and
(B) and
(C) and Correct
(D) and

Answer: (C)

Solution

In cleavage of this unsymmetrical ether by HI, iodide attacks preferentially at the less hindered carbon via an -type mechanism; the primary ethyl carbon is less hindered than the isobutyl carbon (which bears

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