Nitration of aniline also gives m-nitro anilime, in stron acidic medium because,

Options

A. In electrophilic substitution reaction amino group is metal directive.
B. In spite of substitiuents nitro group always goes to m-position
C. In strong scidic medium, nitration of aniline is a nucleophilic substitution reaction
D. In strong acidic medium aniline present as anilinium ion

Answer

D

Explanation

The reason for this is that , in acidic condition protonation of `-NH_2` group gives anilinium ion `(+NH_3)`, which is of deactivating nature and of m-directive nature.