Isopropyl methyl ether (2-methoxypropane) is heated with one equivalent of $HI$ . The products are

Aiodomethane and propan-2-ol
Biodomethane and 2-iodopropane
C2-iodopropane and methanol
Dpropene and methanol

Answer: A

Both carbons attached to oxygen are primary/secondary, so the mechanism is SN2 and iodide attacks the less hindered methyl carbon of the protonated ether. This gives

CH X_{3} I

and propan-2-ol.

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Isopropyl methyl ether (2-methoxypropane) is heated with one equivalent of HI. The products are

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Isopropyl methyl ether (2-methoxypropane) is heated with one equivalent of $HI$ . The products are