NEET Chemistry Preparation Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Reduction of nitriles with lithium aluminium hydride produces primary amines.
Reason (R): Reduction of nitriles is used for the preparation of amines with one carbon atom more than the starting amine.
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).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the process of reduction of nitriles leading to the formation of primary amines with an additional carbon atom.
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