Answer to Question #109801 in Organic Chemistry for Jay Will

Question

What are the major products of the reaction between t-butyl ethyl ether in hydrochloric acid?

Answer 1

The most likely reaction in such conditions is hydrolisis of simple ether

1) HCl dissociates forming H⁺ - catalyst for this reaction and Cl^-

HCl -> H⁺ + Cl^-

2)Mechanism:

3) Resulting reaction