Statement-I: Aniline is highly reactive towards electrophilic substitution reaction.Statement-II: -NH2 group of aniline shows -I, +M, effect.
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a
Both statements I and II are correct
b
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
c
Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
d
Both statements I and II are incorrect.
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
In aniline lone pair is less available for donation due to resonance. Aniline is less basic than ammonia.Due to higher electronegativity of nitrogen as compared to carbon, -NH2 gp shows “-I” effect.Due to the donation of lonepair to benzene ring, -NH2 gp shows “+M” effect .+M effect >>> -I effect, it is highly activating group towards ESR.