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A. If 3-bromo-1-propanol is treated with NaOH, a compound of molecular formula C3H6) is formed. Suggest a structure for this product.
b. What product(s) would you expect to form when tetrahydrofuran is treated with excess hydroiodic acid (HI)?
c. Write a suitable mechanism for the cleavage of butyl isopropyl ether with HI at 100 degrees C to form exclusively isopropyl alcohol and 1-iodobutane. Explain why butyl alcohol and 2-iodo-isopropane are not formed in this reaction.
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