NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryAminesPractice
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives
Options
- AN-phenylhydroxylamine
- Bnitrosobenzene
- Caniline
- Dp-hydroxyaniline
Correct answer
C. aniline
Step-by-step solution
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives aniline but in strongly acidic medium it gives p-aminophenol through the acid-catalysed rearrangement of the initially formed phenylhydroxylamine. C 6 H 5 N O 2 n i t r o b e n z e n e → E l e c t r o l y t i c C 6 H 5 N H 2 A n i l i n e