What Type of Mechanism Accounts for the Cleavage of Dibutyl

question 52

Multiple Choice

What type of mechanism accounts for the cleavage of dibutyl ether upon treatment with HBr to give two moles of 1-bromobutane?

• A) S_N1
• B) S_N2
• C) E1
• D) E2

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