Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Chemistry · NEET · NTA Exams — Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): SN2 reaction of an optically active aryl halide with an aqueous solution of KOH always gives an alcohol with opposite sign of rotation.
Reason (R): SN2 reaction always proceed with inversion of configuration.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are corret but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(B) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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