Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 29
Given below are two statements :
Statement I :
will undergo alkaline hydrolysis at a faster rate than
Statement II :
intramolecular substitution takes place first by involving lone pair of electrons on nitrogen.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- Option A:
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Option B:
Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
- Option C:Correct
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Option D:
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Answer: C
Step-by-step solution
Rate of (a) is faster than rate of (b) because it is a intramolecular substitution.
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- Exam
- JEE Main 2025
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
- Topic
- Other applications of electronic effects