Question

Nitrobenzene combines with hydrogen in the presence of platinum to produce

• A. Toluene
• B. Benzene
• C. Aniline
• D. Azobenzene

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Aniline

Answer 2

$\underset{\text{Nitrobenzene}}{C_{6}H_{5}NO_{2} + 6H}\overset{\quad\text{pt}/H_{2}\quad}{\rightarrow}\underset{\text{Aniline}}{C_{6}H_{5}NH_{2}} + 2H_{2}O$