Assertion :Benzyl bromide when kept in acetone water produces benzyl alcohol. Reason: The reaction follows $S_{N} 2$ mechanism.

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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
On keeping benzyl bromide in acetone water, it produces benzyl alcohol because benzyl bromide is hydrolysed easily by acetone-water. Also, this reaction proceeds by $S_{N} 2$ mechanism.

$C - B r$ bond is replaced with $C - O$ bond.

$P h C H_{2} B r a c e t o n e / w a t e r - ------- \to h y d r o l y s i s P h C H_{2} O H$

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