Question

IdentIfy the product (s) is / are formed when 1 – methoxy propane is heated with excess HI. Name the mechanism involved in the reaction

Answer 1

1-methoxy propane is heated with excess HI, yields two products named as Methyl iodide and 1- iodo propane.

Step 1:

Overall reaction:

This reaction ivvolves nucleophilic substitution reaction mechanism. (S_N1)