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Assertion : ptoluidine is a stronger ba...

Assertion : ptoluidine is a stronger base than mtoluene.
Reason : Methyl group from mposition exerts smaller electron donating inductive (+I) effect than from pposition

A

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

B

If both assertion and reason are ture, but reason is not the true explanation of 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: `CH_(3)` group exerts greater +I-effect from m-position than p-position. However, it is the stronger hyperconjugation effect of the `CH_(3)` group from p-position which increases the basic strength of p-toluidine w.r.t. m-toluidne.
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