NEET NEET SOLVED PAPER 2018

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    Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because [NEET - 2018]

    A)  In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m-position.

    B)  In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is meta directive.

    C)  Inspite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m-position.

    D)  In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\text{-}\overset{\oplus }{\mathop{\text{N}}}\,{{\text{H}}_{3}}\] is m-directing, hence besides para (51%) and ortho (2%), meta product (47%) is also formed in significant yield.


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