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When aniline is nitrated with nitrating mixturte in ice cold condition, the major product obtained is
Q. When aniline is nitrated with nitrating mixturte in ice cold condition, the major product obtained is
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A
p
-nitroaniline
70%
B
2
,
4
-dinitroaniline
12%
C
o
-nitroaniline
7%
D
m
-nitroaniline
11%
Solution:
Direct nitration of aniline with nitric acid gives a complex mixture of mono, di- and tri-nitro compounds and oxidation products. If
−
N
H
2
group is protected by acetylation and then nitrated with nitrating mixture,
p
-isomer is the main product.