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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Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.

Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.

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.

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