Match List-I with List-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A) Ambident nucleophiles $\to$ (III) Cyanides and nitrites

Ambident nucleophiles are species that have two or more donor atoms through which they can attack an electrophile. The cyanide ion ($CN^-$) can bond through either carbon (forming nitriles) or nitrogen (forming isocyaniles). Similarly, the nitrite ion ($NO_2^-$) can bond through nitrogen (nitro compounds) or oxygen (alkyl nitrites).

(B) Plane polarized light $\to$ (IV) Nicol Prism

A Nicol Prism is an optical device made from calcite crystals. It is specifically designed to produce plane polarized light from ordinary unpolarized light by eliminating one of the two refracted rays (the ordinary ray) through total internal reflection.

(C) Superimposable mirror image $\to$ (I) Symmetrical object

An object or molecule is considered symmetrical (achiral) if it is identical to its mirror image. When an object is superimposable on its mirror image, it lacks chirality.

(D) $\beta$-elimination reaction $\to$ (II) Saytzeff rule

In a $\beta$-elimination reaction (like the dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides), the Saytzeff rule (or Zaitsev's rule) predicts the major product. It states that the most stable alkene—the one that is more highly substituted with alkyl groups—will be the preferred product.