NEET2019ChemistryAminesActual
Assertion : tert-Butyl amine can be formed by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis. Reason : It follows S _ N 1 mechanism.
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
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
Only primary amines can be formed by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis through S _ N 2 reaction of a phthalimide with an alkyl halide followed by cleavage with hydrazine ( NH ₂- NH ₂ )