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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Predict the percentage of nitration products when aniline is subjected to nitration with conc. \(\mathrm{HNO}_3 /\) conc. \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4\).

  1. A \(o\)-nitroaniline \(51 \%, m\)-nitroaniline \(47 \%, p\)-nitroaniline \(2 \%\)
  2. B \(o\)-nitroaniline \(2 \%, m\)-nitroaniline \(47 \%, p\)-nitroaniline \(51 \%\)
  3. C \(o\)-nitroaniline \(47 \%, m\)-nitroaniline \(51 \%, p\)-nitroaniline \(2 \%\)
  4. D \(o\)-nitroaniline \(51 \%, m\)-nitroaniline \(2 \%, p\)-nitroaniline \(47 \%\)
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(B) \(o\)-nitroaniline \(2 \%, m\)-nitroaniline \(47 \%, p\)-nitroaniline \(51 \%\)

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Aniline is protonated to anilinium ion in strong acidic medium. Anilinium ion \(\left(-\mathrm{NH}_3^{+}\right)\) is a m-directing deactivating group. Products: \(o\)-nitroaniline \(2 \%\), \(m\)-nitroaniline \(47 \%\), \(p\)-nitroaniline \(51 \%\).
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