Question
Chemistry Question on Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene weakly acidic medium gives:
A
Aniline
B
Nitrosobenzene
C
N-phenylhydroxylamine
D
p-hydroxyaniline
Answer
N-phenylhydroxylamine
Explanation
Solution
Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives aniline but in strongly acidic medium it gives p-aminophenol through the acid-catalysed rearrangement of the initially formed phenylhydroxylamine.
Therefore, the correct option is (C): N-phenylhydroxylamine