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a
CH33COH
b
CH32CHOH
c
C6H5OH
d
CH3CH2OH
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
This is a reaction involving C- O cleavage; Reactivity order- 30 alcohol>20 alcohol>10 alcohol.Primary and secondary alcohols require anhydrous Zinc chloride as a catalyst.Tertiary alcohols being highly reactive can give the product even with HCl.Phenols due to double bond character in C-O bond( resonance ) cannot involve in nucleophilic substitution.