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JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I) : The group in Aniline is ortho and para directing and a powerful activating group.
Statement (II) : Aniline does not undergo Friedel Craft's reaction (alkylation and acylation).
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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

  1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. CStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  4. DStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) The group in Aniline is ortho and para directing and a powerful activating group as has strong effect.
Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Craft's reaction (alkylation and acylation) as Aniline will form complex with which will deactivate the benzene ring.

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