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प्रश्न
The heating of phenyl-methyl ethers with HI produces:
पर्याय
ethyl chlorides
iodobenzene
phenol
benzene
MCQ
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उत्तर
phenol
Explanation:

After protonation of anisole, breaking of O-CH3 bond occur but O-CH3 bond is weaker and thus, it breaks to give phenol. The oxygen bonded with phenyl ring has double bond character due to sp² hybridised carbon of phenyl ring thus, it shows stronger bonding than the O-CH3 bond.
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