Ask Question
9 July, 16:51

Complete the mechanism for the cleavage of the ether by adding any missing atoms, bonds, charges, nonbonding electrons, and curved arrows.

+2
Answers (1)
  1. 9 July, 18:16
    0
    This reaction is known as Acidic Cleavage of Ether. Ether when treated with strong acid like HI, the oxygen atom of ether picks the proton making a positive charge on oxygen. The Iodide conjugate base formed acts as a nucleophile and attacks on the carbon next to positive oxygen and forms Alkyl Halide. This is a type of SN² reaction. The complete reaction with missing atoms, charges and arrows is shown below,
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “Complete the mechanism for the cleavage of the ether by adding any missing atoms, bonds, charges, nonbonding electrons, and curved arrows. ...” in 📘 Chemistry if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers