Organic Chemistry
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Explain why ethyl isopropyl ether produces both isopropyl bromide and ethyl bromide when it reacts with excess HBr and heat.
Ethers always form 2 alkyl halides upon reaction with an acid.
Br is an exceptionally strong nucleophile that can cleave C-C bonds so multiple types of R-groups can be produced thus producing 2 different alkyl halides.
Excess HBr allows multiple substitution reactions to occur successively and produce both alkyl halides.
Heat can cleave C-C bonds so multiple types of R-groups can be produced thus producing 2 different alkyl halides.