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Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because
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Q. Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because
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A
In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion.
50%
B
In spite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m-position.
11%
C
In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m-position.
13%
D
In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is meta directive.
26%
Solution:
$ -\overset{\oplus}{N} H_{3}$ is m-directing, hence besides para
$(51 \%)$ and ortho $(2 \%)$, meta product $(47 \%)$ is also formed in significant yield.
