Multiple choice

Assertion: Fredel-Crafts reaction of benzene with n-propyl chloride gives isopropylbenzene. Reason: Benzene undergoes electrophilic substitution readily.

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

  2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true.

  5. Both A and R are false.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because the initially formed n-propyl cation first undergoes rearrangement by 1, 2-hydride shift to more stable isopropyl cation, which then attacks the benzene ring to form isopropylbenzene.

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