Assertion(A): The Cl– , Br– and CN– nucleophiles can easily be introduced in the benzene ring of diazonium salt in the presence of Cu(I) ion. This reaction is called Sandmeyer reaction
Reason(R): Aryl fluorides and iodides cannot be prepared by direct halogenation but these can be easily obtained from diazonium salt
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is a true statement but R is false.
4. Both A and R are false statements.