Question

3. Name the electrophile generated during the preparation of p-nitroacetanilide reaction.​

Answer 1

Answer:

It is an electrophilic substitution reaction. The electrophile -NO2 will attach the para position because the -NHCOCH3 is an electron releasing group. Nitro anilines can be prepared by this type of reactions because nitration of aniline is not possible, amino group gets oxidized with nitrating mixture.

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