Q.

Assertion (A): During nitration of aniline significant amount of meta-nitroaniline is formed.

Reason (R): In the strongly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the anilinium ion which is meta directing.

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a

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

b

(A) is false but (R) is true

c

(A) is true but (R) is false

d

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

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

During nitration aniline abstracts proton from H2SO4 and is converted into anilinium ion. -N+H3 is meta directing group.

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