What product is obtained when nitrobenzene is reduced with tin and concentrated hydrochloric acid?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Aniline (aminobenzene)
- Step 1: Nitrobenzene () undergoes reduction of the nitro group in acidic conditions ().
- Step 2: The nitro group () is reduced to an amino group (), yielding aniline ().
Answer
Aniline (aminobenzene).
Why not the others: 'Phenol' requires nucleophilic aromatic substitution of chlorobenzene or diazonium hydrolysis; 'Benzene' would require total de-functionalization; 'Chlorobenzene' involves direct halogenation.
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