JEE Main · Chemistry · Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Cleavage of Alkyl-Aryl Ethers
JEE Main asked Cleavage of Alkyl-Aryl Ethers 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021, 2022 and 2024. It belongs to Ethers, in Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 2 years.
Updated 2026-10-24
- Times asked
- 3
- in 3 shifts
- Years
- 3 of 8
- First asked
- 2021
- last in 2024
- Pattern
- Comes in cycles
- across the analysed shifts
Questions on this idea a shift, by year
2017–2026. Asked in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 1 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 1 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.
Shift by shift
Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.
How JEE Main framed it
Diagram based is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.
- Predict product of reaction
- Identify compounds in reaction sequence
Difficulty
Every question was multiple choice.
Every question
All 3 questions
From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q77The major product (P) in the following reaction isMediumDiagram basedHas a figure
- 28 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q44Compound I is heated with Conc. HI to give a hydroxy compound A which is further heated with Zn dust to give compound B. Identify A and B.…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
- 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q44Main Products formed during a reaction of 1-methoxy naphthalene with hydroiodic acid are :EasySingle correctHas a figure
Shifts: 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2, 28 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1.
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