Question

Assertion : tert-Butyl carbanion is stable than methyl carbanion.
Reason : The +I-effect of the three methyl groups in tert-butyl carbanion tends to make it more stable than methyl carbaion.
A. If both assertion and Reason are true, and reason is the true explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the true explanation of the assertion.
C. If assertion is true, but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Correct Answer - D
Correct assertion. tert-Butyl carbanion is less stable than methyl carbanion.
Correct reason. +I-effect of the `CH_(3)` groups destabilize the tert-butyl carbanion relative to methyl carbanion.