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If Aniline is treated with 1: 1 mixture of con. HNO3 and conc H2SO4, p-nitroaniline and m-nitroaniline are formed nearly in equal amounts. This is due to
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Q. If Aniline is treated with 1 : 1 mixture of con. HNO
3
and conc H
2
SO
4
, p-nitroaniline and m-nitroaniline are formed nearly in equal amounts. This is due to
KCET
KCET 2019
Amines
A
m & p directing property of −NH
2
group
18%
B
isomerization of some p-nitroaniline into m-nitroaniline
12%
C
m-directing property of −NH
2
group
16%
D
protonation of −NH
2
which causes deactivation of benzene ring
54%
Solution:
In presence of acid aniline gets protonated to anilinium ion which is meta directing.