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Assertion. t-Butyl Methyl ether is not p...

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

A

If both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the true explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the true explanation o the assertion.

C

if assertion is true, but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Correct explanation. In presence of a strong base, i.e., sodium methoxide, tert-butyl bromide undergoes dehydrohalogenation to form isobutylene.
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