Question

Assertion (A) Tertiary butylamine can be prepared by the action of $NH _{3}$ on tert-butylbromide.
Reason (R) Tertiary butylbromide being $3^{\circ}$ alkylhalide prefers to undergo elimination on the treatment with a base.

• A. Both $A$ and $R$ are correct; $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
• B. Both $A$ and $R$ are correct; $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
• C. $A$ is correct; $R$ is incorrect
• D. $R$ is correct; $A$ is incorrect

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

tert-butyl bromide prefer to undergo elimination rather than substitution on treatment with a base. The product is iso-butylene rather than tert-butylamine.