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HBr reacts with CH2=CHOCH3 under anhydrous conditions at room temperature to give:

A
CH3CHO and CH3Br
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BrCH2CHO and CH3OH
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BrCH2CH2OCH3
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CH3CH(Br)OCH3
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Solution

The correct option is D CH3CH(Br)OCH3
CH3OCH=CH2+H+BrCH3OCHBrCH3

HBr protonates the double bonded C of alkene which make a resonance-stabilized cation

CH3CH+OCH3CH3CH=O+CH3. This can add Br at the CH carbon.

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