In Section 11.5, we saw that ethers, such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, are

Chapter 16, Problem 16.34

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In Section 11.5, we saw that ethers, such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, are quiteresistant to the action of dilute acids and require hot concentrated HI or HBr for cleavage.However, acetals in which two ether groups are linked to the same carbon undergohydrolysis readily, even in dilute aqueous acid. How do you account for this markeddifference in chemical reactivity toward dilute aqueous acid between ethers and acetals?

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