Question

Isopropyl methyl ether when treated with cold hydrogen iodide gives

Answer 1

Answer:

isopropyl alcohol is product and side product is methyl iodide

Answer 2

When isopropyl methyl ether is treated with cold hydrogen iodide ( HI ) , methyl iodide and isopropyl alcohol is formed .

• The ether bond is broken in this reaction forming cation and anion .
• As tertiary cation is stable , isopropyl group form tertiary cation and isopropyl alcohol is formed as an alcoholic group attacked on the cation .
• Methyl part is attached to iodine to form methyl iodide .