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Direct nitration of aniline is not carried out. Explain why?

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Hey,
guess thts because NH2 group being basic, the H+ also has a possibility to attck that group apart from the activated benze ring-

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that's likely but mostly it will be the benzene molecules that will be attacked because they have the highest charge density
now the answer because -NH_{2} is one  of the strongest activating groups so the -NO_{2} gets attached in all o,p positions so u use a protecting groups namely (MeCO)_{2}C
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U know why aniline does not respond to friedel craft reactions?
ITs becoz the electron density is very high on the N of NH2. So the electrophile will attack NH2 instead of benzene.
The same reason applies to nitration.
Possibilities-
1) NO2 +ve formed can attach to NH2.
2) The H+ formed can attcach to NH2 to form NH3+ which will deactivate the ring.
In either case, nitration will not occur on the ring.

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not that u cant.u will get meta nitro anilene and para the isomer.meta product s becoz anilene gets protnated to form anilinium ion which will deactivate the ring and orient the no2 group towards the meta position

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Am I wrong?
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While carrying out the nitration of aniline conc.nitric acid is used.As a result nitric acid being a strong oxidising agent results into the formation of ortho and para nitro aniline due to which the yield of the desird product is low nad a mixture of products are obtained.
 
Besides this NH2 group being deactivating group the meta product is also formed to some extent.
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n order to prevent this first aniline is treated with acetic anhydride which forms a complex with NH2 and hence it thereby reduces the deactivating nature of NH2 group and results into the formation of para nitro aniline as a major product.

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nh2 is not a deactivating grp harsh!!!!!

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Harsh,
you are wrong, NH2 is not deactivating group, it is an activating group.

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thanx rates 4 all for helping me out even if ans is wrong!!!

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I know but during the rxn it is protonated with H+ to form anilinium ion which acts as deactivating group.Hope it's clear now.

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Ya the second statement is true but in ur earlier post, you mentioned NH2 is deactivating, therefore I objected.

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