JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

If aniline is treated with mixture of conc. and conc. , p-nitroaniline and -nitroaniline are formed nearly in equal amounts. This is due to

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Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. Am-directing property of group
  2. Bprotonation of which causes deactivation of benzene ring
  3. Cm - and p-directing property of group
  4. Disomerization of some p-nitroaniline into -nitroaniline.

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) : group in aniline is -directing and activating while in presence of acids, most of the aniline gets protonated to form anilinium ion i.e., which is -directing and deactivating.

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