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Account for the fact that ‘before nitration, aniline is converted to acetanilide’.

Solution

Aniline is converted to acetanilide because aniline gets easily oxidised and nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent.

Some More Questions From Amines Chapter

Arrange the following in increasing order of their basic strength:
C₂H₅NH_2, C₆H₅NH₂, NH₃, C₆H₅CH₂NH₂ and (C₂H₅)₂NH

Arrange the following in increasing order of their basic strength:
C₂H₅NH₂, (C₂H₅)₂NH, (C₂H₅)₃N, C₆H₅NH₂

Arrange the following in increasing order of their basic strength:
CH₃NH₂, (CH₃)₂NH, (CH₃)₃N, C₆H₅NH₂, C₆H₅ CH₂NH₂

Write reactions of the final alkylation product of aniline with excess of methyl iodide in the presence of sodium carbonate solution.

Write chemical reaction of aniline with benzoyl chloride and write name of the product obtained.

Write structures of different isomers corresponding to the molecular formula C₃H₉N. Write IUPAC names of the isomers which will liberate nitrogen gas on treatment with nitrous acid.

Convert 3-Methylaniline into 3-Nitrotoluene .

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