Assertion: The major products formed by heating C6H5CH2OCH3 with HI are C6H5CH2I and CH 3OH. Reason: Benzyl cation is more stable than methyl cation

Question

Assertion: The major products formed by heating C6H5CH2OCH3 with HI are C6H5CH2I and CH 3OH. Reason: Benzyl cation is more stable than methyl cation (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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Reaction of III with C 6 H 5 CH 2 OCH 3 follow SE 1 mechanism which lead to the formation of carbonium ion. Benzyl cation is more stable than methyl cation, so it is formed as the intermediate which leads to the formations of C 6 H 5 CH 2 I and CH 3 OH. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/a457435a616663ca98e910f3865a5f64-.png" />

Q. Assertion : The major products formed by heating
$C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} OC H_{3}$ with $H I$ are $C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} I an d C H_{3} O H .$
Reason : Benzyl cation is more stable than methyl cation

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

Reaction of $III$ with $C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} OC H_{3}$ follow $S E^{1}$ mechanism which lead to the formation of carbonium ion. Benzyl cation is more stable than methyl cation, so it is formed as the intermediate which leads to the formations of $C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} I$ and $C H_{3} O H$ .

Q. Assertion : The major products formed by heating C6​H5​CH2​OCH3​ with HI are C6​H5​CH2​IandCH3​OH. Reason : Benzyl cation is more stable than methyl cation