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Assertion : When isopropyl bromide is treated with sodium isopropoxide, di-isopropyl ether is obtained as a major product.

Reason : With secondary alkyl halides, both substitution and elimination occur.

A) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

B) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

C) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

D) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

Since secondary and tertiary alkyl halides prefer to undergo elimination rather than substitution, therefore, even symmetrical ethers containing secondary and tertiary alkyl groups cannot be prepared in good yields by Williamson synthesis.