Benzene ring in aniline is highly activated. This is due to the sharing of lone pair of nitrogen with the ring which results in increase in the electron density on the ring and hence facilitates the electrophilic attack. The substitution mainly takes place at ortho and para positions because electron density is more at ortho and para positions. On reaction with aqueous bromine all the ortho and para positions get substituted resulting in the formation of 2,4,6-tribromoaniline. To get a monobromo compound, the amino group is acetylated before bromination. After bromination, the bromoacetanilide is acid hydrolysed to give the desired halogenated amine. In the following questions, a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices:
Assertion (A): In aniline -NH2 group facilitates the electrophilic attack. Reason (R): It is due to decrease in electron density on the ring.

Options

A. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
B. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
C. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement
D. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement

Answer

C

Explanation

In aniline, `-NH_2` group facilitates the electrophilic attack because the sharing of lone pair of nitrogen with the ring increases the electron density on the ring.