Q.

Assertion (A): Alcohols react as both electrophiles and nucleophiles.

Reason (R): Alcohol (R − OH) reacts with R'MgX to produce R − R'.

1 Both A & R are correct and reason R is not correct explanation of A  
2 Both A & R are correct and reason R is correct explanation of A  
3 A is correct and R is not correct  
4 A is not correct and R is correct  

Ans.

(3)

R-OHRMgXR-H