p-Nitrobromobenzene can be converted to p-nitroaniline using NaNH_2. The reaction proceeds through an intermediate named

JEE Main Chemistry question

-Nitrobromobenzene can be converted to -nitroaniline using . The reaction proceeds through an intermediate named

(A)Carbocation
(B)Carbanion
(C)BenzyneCorrect
(D)Dianion

Answer: (C)

Solution

is a very strong base; with an aryl halide it removes a proton from the carbon ortho to the halogen, and the resulting aryl carbanion expels the halide ion in the same step (or in rapid succession), generating a highly

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