Given below are two statements... | JEE Main 2023

JEE MAIN 2023

25-01-23 S1

Question

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A : Acetal/Ketal is stable in basic medium. Reason R : The high leaving tendency of alkoxide ion gives the stability to acetal/ketal in basic medium. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the correct option:

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

✓ Correct! Well done.

✗ Incorrect. Try again or view the solution.

Solution

For Assertion:Acetal and ketals are basically ethers hence they must be stable in basic medium but should break down in acidic medium. Hence assertion is correct. For reason: Alkoxide ion (RO-) is not considered a good leaving group hence reason must be false.

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JEE Main

Chemistry

Easy

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