NEET2008ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesActual
Assertion : ( ( CH ₃ )₃ CCOC ( CH ₃ )₃ ) and acetone can be distinguished by the reaction with ( NaHSO ₃ ). Reason : ( HSO ₃⁻ )is the nucleophile in bisulphite addition.
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
HSO ₃⁻ is a bulky nucleophile, hence, cannot attack on sterically hindered ketones.