Question

Assertion: Both Grignard reagent and dialkyl cadmium react with acid chlorides to form tert-alcohols.
Reason: Grignard reagents are as reactive as dialkyl cadmium.

• A. If both Assertion: and Reason: are true and the Reason: is the correct explanation of the Assertion
• B. If both Assertion: and Reason: are true but the Reason: is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
• C. If Assertion: is true but Reason: is false
• D. If both Assertion: and Reason: are false

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Grignard reagents react with acid chlorides to form terr-alcohols but dialkyl cadmium does not. Moreover, Grignard reagents are more reactive than dialkyl cadmium.