Assertion: Anisole undergoes electrophilic substitution at ortho and para-positions. Reason: Anisole is less reactive than phenol towards electrophilic substitution reactions.

Question

Assertion: Anisole undergoes electrophilic substitution at ortho and para-positions. Reason: Anisole is less reactive than phenol towards electrophilic substitution reactions. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both issertion 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

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Methoxy group in anisole is ortho, paradirecting and activates the aromatic ring towards electrophilic substitution in the same way as in phenol.

Q. Assertion : Anisole undergoes electrophilic substitution at ortho and para-positions. Reason : Anisole is less reactive than phenol towards electrophilic substitution reactions.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both issertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Methoxy group in anisole is ortho, paradirecting and activates the aromatic ring towards electrophilic substitution in the same way as in phenol.

Q. Assertion : Anisole undergoes electrophilic substitution at ortho and para-positions.
Reason : Anisole is less reactive than phenol towards electrophilic substitution reactions.