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Write the equation of the reaction of hydrogen iodide with:

benzyl ethyl ether.

Benzyl ethyl ether reacts with hydrogen iodide to give benzyl iodide and ethanol.



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Write the equation of the reaction of hydrogen iodide with:

1-propoxypropane

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Write the equation of the reaction of hydrogen iodide with:

methoxybenzene and

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Explain the fact that in aryl alkyl ethers (i) the alkoxy group activates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution and (ii) it directs the incoming substituents to ortho and para positions in the benzene ring.

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Write the mechanism of the reaction of HI with methoxymethane.