JEE Main 2022 Chemistry question
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A : Aniline on nitration yields ortho, meta & para nitro derivatives of aniline. Reason R : Nitrating mixture is a strong acidic mixture. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer: (1)
Solution
In the strongly acidic nitrating mixture aniline is protonated to the anilinium ion, which is a meta-directing group, so along with the ortho and para derivatives (formed from the
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