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

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Solution:

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