NEET2019ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Assertion : m -Bromotoluene can be prepared from m -toluidine. Reason : Amino group is meta-directing.
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
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
m -Bromotoluene can be prepared from m -toluidine. Amino group (- NH ₂ ) is o -and p -directing group.