Question

tert-butyl methyl ether on heating with anhydrous $HI$ in ether gives

• A. $C{{H}_{3}}OH+{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}Cl$
• B. $C{{H}_{3}}I+{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}COH$
• C. $C{{H}_{3}}I+{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}Cl$
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$C{{H}_{3}}I+{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}COH$

Answer 2

Here, ether is the solvent. Being less polar, it favours ${{S}_{N}}2$ reaction and the nucleophile F attacks the $1{}^\circ$ carbon of $C{{H}_{3}}$ .