Chemistry - ALCOHOL & ETHER Question with Solution | TestHub

Ethers are the least reactive of functional groups. The cleavage of the C–O bond in ether takes place with excess hydrogen halides. The reaction of dialkyl ether gives two alkyl halide molecules:

$$R–O–R+HX\to R–X+R–OH$$

$$R–OH+HX\to R–X+H_{2}O$$