CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2005

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    Nitration of aniline in strongly acidic medium, result in the formation of m-nitroaniline also. This is because:

    A) amino group is meta orienting during electrophilic substitution reaction

    B) nitro group goes always to the meta position irrespective of the substituents

    C) nitration of aniline is a nucleophilic substitution reaction in strongly acidic medium

    D) in strongly acidic conditions aniline is present as anilinium ion

    E) strong acids generate nitrite anion which can attack only the meta position

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Nitro group goes always to meta position, in aromatic compounds, irrespective to the substituents.


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