NEET-XII-Chemistry

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  • #47
    Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also
    gives m-nitroaniline because
    (1) In spite of substituents nitro group always
    goes to only m-position.
    (2) In electrophilic substitution reactions amino
    group is meta directive.
    (3) In absence of substituents nitro group always
    goes to m-position
    (4) In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as
    anilinium ion.
    digAnsr:   4
    Ans : (4)
    Sol.
    NH2
    H
    nitrating
    mixture
    NH3
    
    NO2
    
    NH3
    
    NO2
    
    In acidic medium aniline is protonated to form
    anilinium ion which is metadirecting.