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JEE 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 explain why tert-butyl methyl ether isn't formed; elimination is favored due to steric hindrance.
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