Aromatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen - Result Question 31
####32. 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: 32. (c,d)
Solution:
- $\left(C _6 H _5 \stackrel{+}{N} H _3 Cl^{-}\right)+AgNO _3 \longrightarrow AgCl \downarrow$ anilinium hydrochloride precipitate No such precipitate is formed with $p$-chloroaniline. Also, carbylamine test will not be given by anilinium hydrochloride but $p$-chloroaniline give this test.
