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Predict the major product(s) that are expected when the following compound is heated with concentrated HBr. Modify the given drawing of the starting material to draw only the organic product(s). ОН Br H,C Edit Drawing

Hint Assistance Used Csp3-O bonds are cleaved in the presence of HBr. So an ether (ROR) is generally cleaved into two alkyl bromides, unless one of the carbon atoms (connected to the O of the ether) is sp2 hybridized. In such case, that C-O bond is not cleaved.