Question

Assertion :t-butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of r-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide. Reason: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Since $t-Butyl$ $bromide$ is tertiary halide. So nucleophilic substitution bimolecular $\left(S_{N^2}\right)$ is not possible at crowded centre. Again $C{H}_3{O}^{⊝}$ is also a strong nucleophile due to small structure and heavy charge density.