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Amino group in anilines it ortho and para directing. But on nitration, aniline gives an appreciable amount of m-nitroaniline alos. Explain.

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In the stronly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the anilinium ion which is meta directing. That is why besides the ortho and para derivatives, significant amount of meta derivative is also formed
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