(A) Acetanilide is less basic than aniline.
(R) Acetylation of aniline results in decrease of electron density on nitrogen.

see full answer

Talk to JEE/NEET 2025 Toppers - Learn What Actually Works!

Real Strategies. Real People. Real Success Stories - Just 1 call away

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are false

(A) is true but (R) is false

answer is A.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Ready to Test Your Skills?

Check your Performance Today with our Free Mock Test used by Toppers!

Take Free Test

Detailed Solution

In acetanilide lone pair electrons of nitrogen is in conjugatoion with carbonyl group

The negative charge is stabilised on more electronegative oxygen atom

Due to resonance the electron density on nitrogen atom is decreased(N-atom carries +ve charge)

positive charge is more stable on electropositive element and negative charge is stable on electronegative element

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity

JEE

NEET

Foundation JEE

Foundation NEET

CBSE