Q. Nitration of aniline in strongly acidic medium, result in the formation of m-nitroaniline also. This is because
A) Amino group is meta orienting during electrophilic substitution reaction.
B) Nitro group goes always to the meta position irrespective of the substituents.
C) Nitration of aniline is a nucleophilic substitution reaction in strongly acidic medium.
D) In strongly acidic conditions aniline is present as anilinium ion.
Explanation
(b)
Nitro group goes always to meta position, in aromatic compounds, irrespective to the substituents.
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