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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Zwitter ion is formesd when Aniline undergoes:

a)Diazotisation

b)Sulphonation

c)Both a&b

d)Alkylation

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago
Sulphonation as zwitter ion will develop only when both electron withdrawing and donating groups are present, which is only in the case of Sulphonation. In diazotisation only -ve charge is present on the group.