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NEET Chemistry Preparation Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12

Assertion (A): Nitriles can be reduced to primary amines using lithium aluminium hydride. | Reason (R): This reaction results in the ascent of the amine series, adding one more carbon atom to the amine.

A

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

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false.

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The reduction of nitriles with lithium aluminium hydride produces primary amines, and this process results in the ascent of the amine series by adding one carbon atom more than the starting amine, as stated in the NCERT context.

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