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Reaction of ether with hydrogen iodide when alkyl group is both secondary and primary

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Answered by Benipal07
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Alkyl ethers are cleaved by the strong acids HI or HBr in a nucleophilic substitution reaction similar to that of alcohols. Protonation of the ethereal oxygen creates a good leaving group, a neutral alcohol molecule. The halide ion, bromide or iodide are both good nucleophiles.
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