Assertion: Neopentyl alcohol on treatment with HCl gives neopentyl chloride.
Reason: Neopentyl alcohol is a tertiary alcohol.

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

D

Explanation

Neoperityl alcohol on treatment with HCl gives-2-chloro-2-methylbutane chloride.
This reaction occurs by rearrangement of initially formed less stable 1° carbocation to the more stable 3° carbocation.