Question

What is formed, when nitrobenzene is reduced using zinc and alkali

• A. Phenol
• B. Aniline
• C. Nitrosobenzene
• D. Hydrazobenzened

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Hydrazobenzened

Answer 2

$C_{6}H_{5} - NO_{2}\underset{Zn/NaOH}{\overset{\quad 10\lbrack H\rbrack\quad}{\rightarrow}}\underset{\text{Hydrazo benzene}}{C_{6}H_{5}NH - NHC_{6}H_{5}} + 4H_{2}O$