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Heating a particular ether with HBr (excess) yielded a single organic product.Which of the following conclusions may be reached?

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a

The reactant was a methyl ethyl ether

b

The reactant was a symmetrical ether

c

The reactant was a cyclic ether

d

The reactant was a unsymmetrical ether

answer is B, C.

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Detailed Solution

  An unknown ether reacts with excess of HBr to yield a single product. This implies that the ether must be either symmetrical or cyclic.
i)  ROR    +    HBr        RBr+ROH
     ROH    +  HBr        RBr+H2OROR+2HBr    2RBr+H2O        

ii)  Question Image
 

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Heating a particular ether with HBr (excess) yielded a single organic product.Which of the following conclusions may be reached?