JEE Main 20265 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 5 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Amines
JEE Main 2026 · 5 April · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Amines
Identify the incorrect statements. Choose the correct answer from...
Identify the incorrect statements.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- AA and D Only
- BA and C Only
- CB and C Only
- DA and B Only
Correct answer
C. B and C Only
Step-by-step solution
Statement A: In benzylamine (), the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom is localized and not involved in resonance. In aniline (), the lone pair is delocalized over the benzene ring. Hence, benzylamine is a stronger base than aniline. Statement A is correct.
Statement B: Gabriel phthalimide synthesis involves the nucleophilic substitution () of an alkyl halide by the phthalimide anion. Aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution easily due to the partial double bond character of the C-X bond. Therefore, primary aromatic amines (like p-methoxyaniline) cannot be synthesized by this method. Statement B is incorrect.
Statement C: The reaction of 2-phenylacetamide () with and is the Hoffmann bromamide degradation, which yields benzylamine (). Benzylamine is a primary aliphatic (aralkyl) amine, not a primary aromatic amine (where the group must be directly attached to the benzene ring). Statement C is incorrect.
Statement D: p-Nitroaniline undergoes diazotization with and at to form p-nitrobenzenediazonium chloride. Heating this aqueous solution () yields p-nitrophenol. Since p-nitrophenol is acidic, it dissolves in aqueous to form a soluble sodium salt. Statement D is correct.
The incorrect statements are B and C.
Answer: B and C Only
Statement B: Gabriel phthalimide synthesis involves the nucleophilic substitution () of an alkyl halide by the phthalimide anion. Aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution easily due to the partial double bond character of the C-X bond. Therefore, primary aromatic amines (like p-methoxyaniline) cannot be synthesized by this method. Statement B is incorrect.
Statement C: The reaction of 2-phenylacetamide () with and is the Hoffmann bromamide degradation, which yields benzylamine (). Benzylamine is a primary aliphatic (aralkyl) amine, not a primary aromatic amine (where the group must be directly attached to the benzene ring). Statement C is incorrect.
Statement D: p-Nitroaniline undergoes diazotization with and at to form p-nitrobenzenediazonium chloride. Heating this aqueous solution () yields p-nitrophenol. Since p-nitrophenol is acidic, it dissolves in aqueous to form a soluble sodium salt. Statement D is correct.
The incorrect statements are B and C.
Answer: B and C Only