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Nitration of aniline: meta product through the anilinium ion

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 1, 2021 Paper 4, 2021 Paper 10, 28 Jun 2022, 28 Jul 2022. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 1

    37
    In the following reaction the reason why meta-nitro product also formed is:

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 4

    47
    Correct statement about the given chemical reaction is:

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  3. Question 3

    2021 Paper 10

    41
    Consider the given reaction, percentage yield of:

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  4. Question 4

    28 Jun 2022

    137
    With respect to the following reaction, consider the given statements: (A) o-Nitroaniline and p-nitroaniline are the predominant products (B) p-Nitroaniline and m-nitroaniline are the predominant products (C) HNO3HNO_{3} acts as an acid (D) H2SO4H_{2}SO_{4} acts as an acid

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  5. Question 5

    28 Jul 2022

    135
    Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason RR Assertion A: Aniline on nitration yields ortho, meta & para nitro derivatives of aniline. Reason R: Nitrating mixture is a strong acidic mixture. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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