In the given reaction scheme, P is a phenyl alkyl ether, Q is an aromatic compound; R and S are the major products.

\(\mathrm{P}\overset{\mathrm{HI}}{\to }\mathrm{Q}\overset{\begin{matrix}(\mathrm{i})\text{ }\mathrm{NaOH} \\ (\mathrm{ii})\text{ }{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}\end{matrix}}{\underset{(\mathrm{iii})\text{ }{\mathrm{H}}_{3}{\mathrm{O}}^{+}}{\to }}\mathrm{R}\overset{(\mathrm{i}){({\mathrm{CH}}_{3}\mathrm{CO})}_{2}\mathrm{O}}{\underset{(\mathrm{ii})\text{ }{\mathrm{H}}_{3}{\mathrm{O}}^{+}}{\to }}\mathrm{S}\)

The correct statement about S is

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In the given reaction scheme, P is a phenyl alkyl ether, Q is an aromatic compound; R and S are the major products.

\(\mathrm{P}\overset{\mathrm{HI}}{\to }\mathrm{Q}\overset{\begin{matrix}(\mathrm{i})\text{ }\mathrm{NaOH} \\ (\mathrm{ii})\text{ }{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}\end{matrix}}{\underset{(\mathrm{iii})\text{ }{\mathrm{H}}_{3}{\mathrm{O}}^{+}}{\to }}\mathrm{R}\overset{(\mathrm{i}){({\mathrm{CH}}_{3}\mathrm{CO})}_{2}\mathrm{O}}{\underset{(\mathrm{ii})\text{ }{\mathrm{H}}_{3}{\mathrm{O}}^{+}}{\to }}\mathrm{S}\)

The correct statement about S is

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