Question

Statement 1: Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
Statement 2: Friedel-Crafts is an electrophilic substitution reaction.

• A. If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• B. If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• C. If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
• D. If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Correct Explanation. $AlCl_3$ forms a salt with aniline $\left(C_{6}H_{5}NH^{+}_{2} AlCl^{-}_{3}\right)$which deactivates the benzene ring thereby preventing $F.C.$ reaction.