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Asssertion : `(CH_(3))_(3) COH` when heated with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` gives isobutylene as the main product and not di-tertiary butyl ether.
Reason : All alcohols are radily dehydrated with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)`.

A

If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct for assertion.

C

If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.

D

If both assertion and reason are incorrect.

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To solve the question, we need to analyze both the assertion and the reason provided. ### Step 1: Understand the Assertion The assertion states that when tertiary butyl alcohol (C(CH₃)₃OH) is heated with concentrated sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), it produces isobutylene (C₄H₈) as the main product, rather than di-tertiary butyl ether. ### Step 2: Reaction Mechanism 1. **Protonation of Alcohol**: When tertiary butyl alcohol is treated with concentrated H₂SO₄, the hydroxyl group (-OH) is protonated to form an oxonium ion. This makes the -OH group a better leaving group. \[ C(CH₃)₃OH + H₂SO₄ \rightarrow C(CH₃)₃OH₂^+ + HSO₄^- \] 2. **Formation of Carbocation**: The oxonium ion can lose a water molecule (H₂O), leading to the formation of a tertiary carbocation (C(CH₃)₃⁺). \[ C(CH₃)₃OH₂^+ \rightarrow C(CH₃)₃^+ + H₂O \] 3. **Elimination to Form Alkene**: The tertiary carbocation can undergo elimination where a hydrogen atom from a neighboring carbon is removed, leading to the formation of isobutylene (C₄H₈). \[ C(CH₃)₃^+ \rightarrow C(CH₃)₂=CH₂ + H^+ \] ### Step 3: Why Not Ether Formation? Due to steric hindrance around the tertiary carbon, the likelihood of another alcohol molecule attacking the carbocation to form di-tertiary butyl ether is significantly reduced. Instead, the reaction favors elimination to form the alkene (isobutylene). ### Step 4: Analyze the Reason The reason states that "All alcohols are readily dehydrated with concentrated H₂SO₄." This statement is not entirely accurate. While tertiary alcohols do undergo dehydration readily, primary alcohols can form ethers instead of alkenes under similar conditions. ### Conclusion - **Assertion**: True (Tertiary butyl alcohol gives isobutylene). - **Reason**: False (Not all alcohols behave the same way with concentrated H₂SO₄). The correct answer is that the assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. ### Final Answer The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. The correct option is: Assertion is true, Reason is false.

To solve the question, we need to analyze both the assertion and the reason provided. ### Step 1: Understand the Assertion The assertion states that when tertiary butyl alcohol (C(CH₃)₃OH) is heated with concentrated sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), it produces isobutylene (C₄H₈) as the main product, rather than di-tertiary butyl ether. ### Step 2: Reaction Mechanism 1. **Protonation of Alcohol**: When tertiary butyl alcohol is treated with concentrated H₂SO₄, the hydroxyl group (-OH) is protonated to form an oxonium ion. This makes the -OH group a better leaving group. ...
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