Ethers can be cleaved by treatment with strong acids. Show all of the steps in the mechanism

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Ethers can be cleaved by treatment with strong acids. Show all of the steps in the mechanism for this reaction and explain why these products are formed rather than iodomethane and2-methyl-2-butanol:

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0534389512

2nd Edition

Authors: Joseph M. Hornback

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