NEET Chemistry Preparation Methods Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Alkyl chlorides can be prepared by reacting alcohols with dry hydrogen chloride gas. | Reason (R): The carbon-oxygen bond in phenols has partial double bond character making aryl halides difficult to prepare using the same method.
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 statements are true. Alkyl chlorides are prepared from alcohols using dry HCl, but this method is not suitable for aryl halides due to the strong carbon-oxygen bond in phenols.
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