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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Question

Diethyl ether on heating with excess concentrated HI gives
Options
A Methyl iodide
B Isopropyl iodide
C Ethyl iodide
Correct Answer
D n-Propyl iodide
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3) when heated with excess concentrated HI undergoes cleavage to give two equivalents of ethyl iodide (CH3CH2I).

Hint

What alkyl iodide is formed from diethyl ether cleavage with HI?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1330 of 1999
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