| Assertion: Phenol undergoes Kolbe's reaction whereas ethanol does not. |
| Reason: Phenoxide ion is more basic than ethoxide ion. |
A) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
D) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Correct reason : Conjugate base of phenoxide ion is more resonance stabilised than emoxide ion and can therefore, participate in electrophilic substitution more readily than ethoxide ion.
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