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  4. Statement I: Aniline is better nucleophile than anilium ion. Statement II: Anilium ion has positive charge.

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Q. Statement I : Aniline is better nucleophile than anilium ion.
Statement II : Anilium ion has positive charge.

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

It is fact that aniline is better nucleophile than anilium ion. Anilium ion possesses +ve $\underset{\text{Anilium ion}}{C _6 H _5 NH _3^{+}}$ charge, which reduces the tendency to donate lone pair of electrons.