Q. The cleavage of an aryl-alkyl ether with cold HI gives
A) Alkyl iodide and water
B) Aryl iodide and water
C) Alkyl iodide, aryl iodide and water
D) Phenol and alkyl iodine
Explanation
(d)
$C_{6}H_{5}O - R\overset{Cold\ HI}{\rightarrow}C_{6}H_{5}OH + RI$
Aryl-alkyl ether phenol alkyl
iodide
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