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  4. An aromatic compound A (C7H9N) on reacting with NaNO2/HCl at 0° C forms benzyl alcohol and nitrogen gas. The number of isomers possible for the compound 'A' is

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Q. An aromatic compound $A (C_7H_9N)$ on reacting with $NaNO_2/HCl$ at $0^\circ\,C$ forms benzyl alcohol and nitrogen gas. The number of isomers possible for the compound $'A'$ is

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Compound $A\left( C _{7} H _{9} N \right)$ is benzyl amine $\left( C _{6} H _{5} CH _{2} NH _{2}\right) .$ It reacts with $NaNO _{2} / HCl$ at $0^{\circ} C$ to form benzyl alcohol and $N _{2}$ gas.

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Benzyl amine show s following five isomers.

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