Chemistry · Aromatic Compounds
NEET (UG) 2024 — Question 76
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction.
Statement II : Aniline cannot be prepared through Gabriel synthesis.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Option A:Correct
Both statement I and Statement II are true
- Option B:
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Option C:
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
- Option D:
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
Answer: A
Step-by-step solution
Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction due to salt formation with aluminium chloride, the Lewis acid, which is used as a catalyst. Aniline (aromatic primary amine) cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with anion formed by phthalimide.
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- Exam
- NEET (UG) 2024
- Paper
- 2024 paper
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Aromatic Compounds
- Topic
- Chemical Properties of Arenes - Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution