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Assertion : tert-Butyl amine can be formed by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
Reason : It follows $\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 1$ mechanism.
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Reason : It follows $\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 1$ mechanism.
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If both assertion and reason are false.
Only primary amines can be formed by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis through $\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 2$ reaction of a phthalimide with an alkyl halide followed by cleavage with hydrazine $\left(\mathrm{NH}_2-\mathrm{NH}_2\right)$
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