Nitration of aniline also gives m-nitroaniline in strongly acidic medium because

JEE Main Chemistry question

Nitration of aniline also gives -nitroaniline in strongly acidic medium because

(A)In electrophilic substitution reactions, the amino group is meta-directive
(B)In spite of the substituents, the nitro group always goes to the meta position
(C)In strongly acidic medium, aniline is present as the anilinium ion, which is meta-directingCorrect
(D)None of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

In strongly acidic nitrating medium, aniline's amino group is almost entirely protonated to the anilinium ion, , which is electron-withdrawing and therefore meta-directing (unlike free , which is a powerful ortho/para

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