JEE Main202228 Jul 2022Evening ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
Compound I is heated with Conc. HI to give a hydroxy compound A which is further heated with Zn dust to give compound B . Identify A and B .
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
Alkyl aryl ethers are cleaved at the alkyl-oxygen bond due to the more stable aryl-oxygen bond. The reaction yields phenol and alkyl halide. And then Phenol is converted to benzene on heating with zinc dust.