Question

Statement-I: CH₃ – O – CH₂ – Cl will show nucleophilic substitution by S_N1 mechanism in protic medium.

Statement-II: \(CH_3 - \overset{\overset {CH_3}{|}} {\underset {\underset {CH_3}{|}}{C} } - CH_2 - Cl\)  will not undergo nucleophilic substitution via S_N2 mechanism easily. 

(1) Statement - I and statement-II both are correct 

(2) Statement-I and statement-II both are incorrect

(3) Statement-I is correct but statement-II is incorrect 

(4) Statement-I is incorrect but statement-II is correct

Answer 1

Correct option is: (1) Statement - I and statement-II both are correct 

\(CH_3 - O - CH_2^\oplus\) stabilised by resonance.