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On boiling with concentrated HBr, ethyl ...

On boiling with concentrated HBr, ethyl phenyl ether will give:

A

Phenol and ethyl bromide

B

Bromobenzene and ethanol

C

Phenol and ethane

D

Bromobezene and ethane.

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The correct Answer is:
A
Br atom in HBr prefers to combine with smaller gorup `(C_(2)H_(5))` to avoid steric hidracne.
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