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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS
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Assertion: Anisole reacts with to give phenol and chloromethane.
Reason: The group in anisole enriches the electron density in the ring through Resonance.
Reason: The group in anisole enriches the electron density in the ring through Resonance.
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Correct option: B
Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option B is correct because both the assertion and reason are correct statements, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion. HI cleaves the ether linkage to form phenol and methyl iodide, not chloromethane, and the reason explains the electron density but not the cleavage.
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