Assertion (A) IUPAC name of the compund
CH3−CH|CH3−O−CH2−CH2−CH3 is 2-ethoxy-2-methylethane
Reason (R) In IUPAC nomenclature, ether is regarded as hydrocarbon derivative in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by - OR or - 0AR group [where, R = alkyl group and Ar = aryl group].
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
(e) Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
Answer: (d). The assertion is a wrong statement but the reason is a correct statement.
Correct Assertion The IUPAC name of the given compound is 1-(2-propoxy) propane [ or simply we can write it as 2-Propoxypropane ].