Statement 1: t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide.Statement 2: Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile.
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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
d
Both Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
answer is A.
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Correct explanation: In presence of a strong base, i.e., sodium methoxide, tert-butyl bromide undergoes dehydrogenation to form isobutylene.