Statement- I: The acetal formation with ketones does not respond to base catalysis. Statement- II: The dehydration step has to be acid catalysed.
A
Both the statements are true and statement-II is the correct explanation of statement-I.
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B
Both statements are true but statement-II is not the correct explanation of statement-I.
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C
Statement-I is true but statement-II is false
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D
Statement-I is false but statement-II is true.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both the statements are true and statement-II is the correct explanation of statement-I. Dehydration step is not possible in alkaline medium acid is required for dehydration so both assertion and reason are correct and reason is a correct explanation.