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

Options

A. In electrophilic substitution reaction amino group is meta directive
B. Inspite of substituents nitro group always goes to mposition
C. In strong acidic 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 mdirecting nature.