NEET2017ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
Assertion : Thiophene present in commercial benzene as an impurity can be removed by shaking the mixture with cold concentrated H ₂ SO ₄ . Reason : Thiophene is a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
On shaking with concentrated H ₂ SO ₄ thiophene being more reactive undergoes sulphonation and the thiophene-2-sulphonic acid thus formed dissolves in concentrated H ₂ SO ₄ .