JIPMER2007ChemistryHydrocarbons
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives
Options
- Aaniline
- Bnitrosobenzene
- CN-phenylhydroxylamine
- Dp-hydroxyaniline
Correct answer
C. N-phenylhydroxylamine
Step-by-step solution
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in a weakly acidic medium gives aniline but in a strongly acidic medium, it gives p-aminophenol through the acidcatalyzed rearrangement of the initially formed phenylhydroxylamine.