Assertion: Alkyl benzene is not prepared by Friedel-Craft’s alkylation of benzene. Reason: Alkyl halides are less reactive than acyl halides.

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Assertion: Alkyl benzene is not prepared by Friedel-Craft’s alkylation of benzene. Reason: Alkyl halides are less reactive than acyl halides. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false

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Alkyl benzene is not prepared by Friedel.Craft's alkylation because the monoalkyl product undergo alkylation to produce polyalkylated benzene. The reason that acyl halide are more reactive than alkyl halide is also true but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Q. Assertion : Alkyl benzene is not prepared by Friedel-Craft’s alkylation of benzene. Reason : Alkyl halides are less reactive than acyl halides.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Assertion is true but Reason is false

Both Assertion and Reason are false

Alkyl benzene is not prepared by Friedel.Craft's alkylation because the monoalkyl product undergo alkylation to produce polyalkylated benzene. The reason that acyl halide are more reactive than alkyl halide is also true but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Q. Assertion : Alkyl benzene is not prepared by Friedel-Craft’s alkylation of benzene.
Reason : Alkyl halides are less reactive than acyl halides.