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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :
Assertion A : Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacement of hydroxyl group of phenol by halogen atom.
Reason R : Phenols react with halogen acids violently.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below:
A: Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacing -OH of phenol with halogen. True — the C-OH bond in phenol has partial double bond character.
R: Phenols react with halogen acids violently. False — phenols do not react with HX.
A is true but R is false. Option (3).
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