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Why is acetylation of aniline necessary prior to nitration

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Aniline is highly activated towards electrophilic aromatic substitution. ... This nitrogen basicity makes the direct nitration of aniline impossible. One solution to the problem is to use an acetyl group (CH3CO) to “protect” the nitrogen atom during the nitration by converting the amine to an amid

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