Question

$-N{H}_2$ group in aniline is

• A. meta directing
• B. ortho directing
• C. para directing
• D. o- and p-directing

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$-N{H}_2$ group in aniline is $o$- and $p$-directing in nature as it increases electron density on $o$- and $p$-positions due to resonance