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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and...
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion : Aniline on nitration yields ortho, meta & para nitro derivatives of aniline.
Reason : Nitrating mixture is a strong acidic mixture.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
Options
- ABoth and are true and is the correct explanation of
- BBoth and are true but is NOT the correct explanation of
- C is true but is false
- D is false but is true
Correct answer
A. Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
Step-by-step solution
Direct nitration of aniline yields tarry oxidation products in addition to the nitro derivatives. Moreover, in the strongly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the anilinium ion which is meta directing. That is why besides the ortho and para derivatives, significant amount of meta derivative is also formed.