NEET Solved Paper 2018 Question 10
Question: Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because [NEET - 2018]
Options:
A) In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m-position.
B) In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is meta directive.
C) Inspite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m-position.
D) In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ \text{-}\overset{\oplus }{\mathop{N}},{H_3} $ is m-directing,
hence besides para (51%) and ortho (2%), meta product (47%) is also formed in significant yield.
