NEET2015ChemistryAminesActual
The electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in strongly acidic medium produces:
Options
- Ap-aminophenol
- BAzoxybenzene
- CAzobenzene
- DAniline
Correct answer
A. p-aminophenol
Step-by-step solution
The electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in an acidic medium gives phenyl hydroxyl amine. Since the medium is acidic so phenyl hydroxylamine undergoes rearrangement reaction and gives p-aminophenol. Thus, under a strongly acidic medium, nitrobenzene on electrolytic reduction gives p-aminophenol.