Chemistry, asked by nikhilsam4049, 9 months ago

Why aniline is converted to acetanilide before nitration?

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Answered by Anonymous

Explanation:

Nitration requires strong mixtures of nitric and other (usually sulfuric) acids.Acids quickly protonate the NH2 group of aniline and convert it to a NH3+ group, which is strongly deactivating

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