JEE Advance - Chemistry (2011 - Paper 2 Offline - No. 9)
The major product of the following reaction is
a hemiacetal
an acetal
an ether
an ester
Explanation
In presence of mineral acid $\mathrm{H}^{+}$(with no water) positively charged centre is generated at second position on the ring.
Since, oxygen is electronegative, it shifts pi electron towards itself generating a carbocation which attack one lone pair of electron on oxygen of alcohol.
Loss of proton $\left(\mathrm{H}^{+}\right)$from oxygen generates acetal.

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