Q. Given below are two statements: Statement I: Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. Statement II: Aniline cannot be prepared through Gabriel synthesis. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
B) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
C) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
D) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
Explanation
[Solution by Claude - not from source] The $-NH_2$ group complexes with $AlCl_3$, so Friedel-Crafts fails. Gabriel synthesis requires nucleophilic substitution on an alkyl halide; aryl halides do not react, so aniline cannot be made this way. Answer (3).
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