JEE Main Chemistry question

In the following reaction, an N-phenylbenzamide --Conc. HNO₃/Conc. H₂SO₄--> X. The structure of the major product X is

(A)N-(4-nitrophenyl)benzamideCorrect
(B)N-phenyl-3-nitrobenzamide
(C)N-phenyl-4-nitrobenzamide
(D)N-(3-nitrophenyl)benzamide

Answer: (A)

Solution

Nitration of N-phenylbenzamide (anilide, PhNHCOPh) occurs on the aniline-derived ring rather than the benzoyl-derived ring, because the amide nitrogen's lone pair, though partly delocalized into the carbonyl, still donates

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