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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS
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Assertion: ter-butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of ter-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide.
Reason: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile.
Reason: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option B is correct because both the assertion and reason are correct, but the reason (sodium methoxide being a strong nucleophile) doesn't fully explain why tert-butyl methyl ether isn't formed. The primary reason is steric hindrance around the tert-butyl group, which favors elimination over substitution.
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