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The major product of the following reaction is

ChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2021 (06 Aug Shift 2)
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The given reaction is acidic cleavage of ether. Ether in given reaction is $3^{\circ}$, so the reaction proceed via $S_N 1$ mechanism and the product will be


The reaction is as follows :

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