NEET | 2017Alcohol, Phenol and EtherHard

Question

The heating of phenylÂ–methyl ethers with HI produces

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iodobenzene

phenol

benzene

ethyl chlorides

Solution

$Ph - \overset{. .}{O} - {CH}_{3} \overset{H^{\oplus}}{\to} Ph - O_{\underset{H}{|}}^{\oplus} - {CH}_{3} \to_{{SN}^{2}}^{I^{\oplus}} Ph - OH + I - {CH}_{3}$

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