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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Why aniline on nitration gives m product as major product

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Samiksha Goyal
8 Years ago
Anniline is an exceptional compound of benzene which gives o, m, P all nitro products but meta is major...This is due to formation of annilinium ion.Since annilinium ion is strong meta directing...and very strong deactivating...So Anniline gives m product as major.