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Explain why nitrobenzene `(C_6H_5-NO_2)` is used as a solvent in the Friedel-Crafts reaction.

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  7. How will you remove traces of aniline present in benzene ?

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  12. Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction, though it contains a...

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