NEET2006ChemistryAminesActual
Nitrobenzene on treatment with zinc dust and aqueous ammonium chloride gives
Options
- AC ₆ H ₅ ~N = N - C ₆ H ₅
- BC ₆ H ₅ NH ₂
- CC ₆ H ₅ NO
- DC ₆ H ₅ NHOH .
Correct answer
D. C ₆ H ₅ NHOH .
Step-by-step solution
When reduced with a neutral reducing agent like zinc dust and aqueous ammonium chloride, nitrobenzene gives phenyl hydroxyl amine.