NEETChemistryAlcohol Phenols and EthersMCQ+4 / −1
The heating of phenyl methyl ether with HI produces
- Aiodobenzene
- Bphenol
- Cbenzene
- Dethyl chloride.
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Correct answer: B
In case of phenyl methyl ether, methyl phenyl oxonium ion

is formed by protonation of ether. The O—CH3 bond is weaker than O—C6H5 bond as O—C6H5 has partial double bond character. Therefore, the attack by I– ion breaks O—CH3 bond to form CH3I.

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