Question

Assertion : Aromatic primary amines can be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
Reason :Aryl halides undergo nucleophilic substitution with the anion formed by phthalimide.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Aromatic primary amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with the anion formed by phthalimide.