Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because

Options

A. In spite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m – position
B. In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is meta directive
C. In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m – position
D. In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion

Answer

D

Explanation

`-NH_(2)` is an activator of benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution reaction
`-NH_(2)` is an electron releasing group
`therefore` in acidic medium

Anilinium ion is an electron withdrawing by −I effect and act as a meta directing group.