Assertion : The cleavage of C-O bond in ethers takes place under drastic condition with excess of hydrogen halides.
Reason : Ethers are the most reactive among all the functional groups.

Options

A. If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. If both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. If (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
D. If both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

Answer

C

Explanation

Ethers are the least reactive of the functional groups. The cleavage of C-O bond-in ethers takes place under drastic conditions with excess of hydrogen halides.
`ROR + HX to RX + ROH, ROH +HX to RX + H_(2)O`