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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Gabriel phthalimide synthesis cannot be used to prepare aromatic primary amines. Reason (R) : Aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1. Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
2. (A) is false but (R) is true.
3. Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
4. (A) is true but (R) is false.

Correct answer: Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Solution

The assertion is correct because Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is not suitable for creating aromatic primary amines due to the nature of aryl halides. The reason is also true, as aryl halides typically do not participate in nucleophilic substitution reactions, but it does not directly explain why the synthesis method is ineffective for aromatic amines.

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