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Why does direct nitration of aniline give much m-nitroaniline?
AAnilinium ion is meta directing
BNitronium attacks nitrogen
C-NH2 is meta directing
DSteric hindrance at ortho
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Anilinium ion is meta directing
In the strong acid mixture aniline is protonated to anilinium ion, whose -NH3+ group directs meta.
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