Alcohols Phenols and Ethers - Result Question 51
####52. The heating of phenyl-methyl ethers with HI produces
(a) Iodobenzene
(b) Phenol
(c) Benzene
(d) Ethyl chlorides
[2017]
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Solution:
- (b) When $Ar-O-R$ ethers are reacted with $HI$, they are cleaved at weaker $O-R$ bond to give phenol and alkyl iodide.
