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.

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

B

Explanation

In presence of a strong base, ie, sodium methoxide, tert-butyl bromide undergoes dehydrohalogenation to form isobutylene.