Question

Phenoxide ion on treatment with active alkyl halide (e.g., $CH _{2}= CH - CH _{2} Cl$ ) gives two products viz. $O$-substituted and $C$-substituted. Phenoxide ion is an ambident nucleophile.

• A. If both Assertion: and Reason: are true and the Reason: is the correct explanation of the Assertion
• B. If both Assertion: and Reason: are true but the Reason: is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
• C. If Assertion: is true but Reason: is false
• D. If both Assertion: and Reason: are false

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

If both Assertion: and Reason: are true and the Reason: is the correct explanation of the Assertion

Answer 2

Thus, it gives two products, $O$-substituted and $C$-substituted with active alkyl halide.