JIPMER 2007
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2007
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Hydrocarbons
JIPMER 2007 · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives
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.