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Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives

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a

Nitrobenzene

b

p-hydroxyaniline

c

N-phenylhydroxylamine

d

Aniline

answer is C.

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 Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in a weakly acidic medium give aniline as a product. Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in strongly acidic medium gives p-aminophenol through the aid–catalyzed rearrangement of the aid-catalyzed rearrangement of the initially formed phenylhydroxylamine.


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Therefore, option C is correct.

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