Question

Assertion: Amimonolysis of alkyl halides involves the reaction between alkyl halides and alcoholic ammonia.

Reason: Ammonolysis of alkyl halides produces secondary amines only.

विकल्प

• Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is true but Reason is false.

• Assertion is false but Reason is true.

Answer 1

Assertion is true but Reason is false.

Explanation:

When an alkyl or benzyl halide combines with an ethanolic solution of ammonia, an amino (-NH₂) group replaces the halogen atom via a nucleophilic substitution reaction. Ammonolysis continues until all of the hydrogen in ammonia has been replaced. As a result, a combination of primary, secondary and tertiary amines are produced. Thus, the assertion is correct, but the reasoning is incorrect.