Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion (A) : Phenol reacts with \(CH_3I\) in presence of NaOH to form methoxybenzene. 

Reason (R) : Phenoxide is better nucleophile than phenol.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
 

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

As the phenoxide ion $\left( C _{6} H _{5}- O ^{-}\right)$is a better nucleophile than phenol $\left( C _{6} H _{5}- OH \right)$, it reacts with $CH _{3}I$ in presence of $NaOH$ to form methoxybenzene.