Aliphatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen - Result Question 24
####25. $p$-chloroaniline and anilinium hydrochloride can be distinguished by
$(1998,2 M)$
(a) Sandmeyer reaction
(b) $NaHCO _3$
(c) $AgNO _3$
(d) Carbylamine test
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 25. (c)
Solution:
- $C _6 H _5 \stackrel{+}{N} H _3 Cl^{-}+AgNO _3 \longrightarrow C _6 H _5 \stackrel{+}{N} H _3 NO _3^{-}+AgCl(s) \downarrow$ anilinium hydrochloride
No such precipitate of $AgCl(s)$ would be formed with $p$-chloroaniline.
