Statement 1: t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide Statement 2: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile

Question

Statement 1: t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide Statement 2: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile (A) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1 (B) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation o f the statement 1 (C) If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false (D) If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Correct explanation. In presence of a strong base, i.e., sodium methoxide, tert-butyl bromide undergoes dehydrogenation to form isobutylene

Q. Statement 1: t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide Statement 2: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation o f the statement 1

If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false

If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

Correct explanation. In presence of a strong base, i.e., sodium methoxide, tert-butyl bromide undergoes dehydrogenation to form isobutylene

Q. Statement 1: t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide
Statement 2: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile