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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

In the sequence (nitro-substituted)–C₆H₄–X —Sn + HCl→ (amino-substituted)–C₆H₄–X, carried out in acidic (HCl) medium, "X" in the product most accurately stands for

Answer: (D)

Solution

Sn/HCl reduces an aromatic –NO₂ group to –NH₂, but because the reduction is carried out in strongly acidic (HCl) medium, the newly formed,

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Question ID VK-140202