Q. When aniline is nitrated with nitrating mixturte in ice cold condition, the major product obtained is

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Solution:

Direct nitration of aniline with nitric acid gives a complex mixture of mono, di- and tri-nitro compounds and oxidation products. If group is protected by acetylation and then nitrated with nitrating mixture, -isomer is the main product.
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