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)

$AlC{l}_3$ forms a salt with aniline $\left(C_6{H}_{5}N{H}_2^{+}AlC{l}_3^{-}\right)$which deactivates the benzene ring thereby preventing. Friedel-Craft reaction.