An 'Assertion' and a 'Reason' are given below. Choose the correct answer from the following options : Assertion (A) : Vinyl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution easily. Reason (R) : Even though the intermediate carbocation is stabilized by loosely held p-electrons, the cleavage is difficult because of strong bonding.

Engineering

Chemistry

Nucleophilic Substitution

Basic Concepts of GOC

Question

An 'Assertion' and a 'Reason' are given below. Choose the correct answer from the following options :

Assertion (A) : Vinyl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution easily.

Reason (R) : Even though the intermediate carbocation is stabilized by loosely held p-electrons, the cleavage is difficult because of strong bonding.

Both (A) and (R) are correct statements and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are correct statements but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is correct statement but (R) is a wrong statement

Both (A) and (R) are wrong statements.

LiveFree JEE Main Previous Year Online Papers Live Free JEE Advance Previous Year Online Papers

College PredictorLive

Know your College Admission Chances Based on your Rank/Percentile, Category and Home State.

Get your JEE Main Personalised Report with Top Predicted Colleges in JoSA

C–Cl bond is stronger due to resonance.