Statement-I: Aniline is more stable than anilinium ion.
Statement-II: The proton acceptability nature of aniline is less than that of ammonia.

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Statement I is false and Statement II is true

Statement I is true and Statement II is false

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In basic media, it means there will be an attack by a proton and the aniline is protonated to an anilinium ion.

$\underset{aniline}{C_{6} H_{5} - {NH}_{2}} + protonation - - - - - - - \to \underset{anilinium ion}{C_{6} H_{5} {NH}_{3}^{+}}$

Anilinium ion, due to the positive charge on it, shows an -I effect, so it will not remain like O and P-directed towards strong acid. It will behave as meta-directing as the -I effect is more on ortho(O) and para (P) positions and less on meta positions, so when an electrophile attacks, it attacks faster on meta - position.

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