Question

Question: What alkyl halides are formed when each ether is treated with HBr?

a.

b.

c.

Short answer

Answer

a.

b.

c.

Step-by-step solution

Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Reaction of ether with HBr

The treatment of the ether with a strong acid such as HX, where X is a halogen that can be Cl, Br, and I, forms alkyl halide and alcohol.

Formation of the product

a. The products are shown below.

a.

Formation of the product in a

b. The products are shown below.

b.

Formation of the product in b

c. The products are shown below.

c.

Formation of the product in c