NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryAminesPractice
The nitrosation of N, N-dimethylaniline takes place through the attack of electrophile
Options
- Anitronium ion
- Bprotonated nitrous acid
- Cnitrous acid
- Dnitrosonium ion
Correct answer
D. nitrosonium ion
Step-by-step solution
The actual nitrosation agent is the nitrosyl cation, N O + which is formed as follows Aromatic tertiary amine i.e., N, N-dimethylaniline, undergo electrophilic substitution with nitrosonium ion at p-position of phenyl ring.