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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A : Aniline on nitration yields ortho, meta & para nitro derivatives of aniline. Reason R : Nitrating mixture is a strong acidic mixture. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Options

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true but R is false
  4. DA is false but R is true

Correct answer

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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.

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