Anisole ( $C X_{6} H X_{5} - O - CH X_{3}$ ) is heated with one equivalent of concentrated HI. The products are

A $C X_{6} H X_{6}$ and $CH X_{3} - OH$
B $C X_{6} H X_{5} - I$ and $CH X_{3} - I$
C $C X_{6} H X_{5} - OH$ and $CH X_{3} - I$
D $C X_{6} H X_{5} - I$ and $CH X_{3} - OH$

Answer: C

The ether oxygen is protonated and iodide attacks the carbon that can undergo substitution. The

s p^{2}

aryl carbon cannot undergo SN2 and does not form a stable phenyl cation, so iodide attacks the methyl carbon. The products are phenol and methyl iodide.

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