Question

Assertion Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
Reason Friedel-Crafts is an electrophilic substitution reaction.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
• C. Assertion is true but Reason is false.
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$AlCl _{3}$ forms a salt with aniline $\left( C _{6} H _{5} NH _{2}^{+} AlCl _{3}^{-}\right)$which deactivates the benzene ring thereby preventing. Friedel-Craft reaction.