Aniline on heating with fuming sulphuric acid gives:
A
Aniline disulphate
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B
Sulphanilic acid
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C
Aniline sulphate
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D
Aniline-2,4-disulphonic acid
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Solution
The correct option is C Sulphanilic acid When aniline is treated with cold concentrated sulphuric acid, anilinium hydrogen sulphate is obtained. This on heating with concentrated sulfuric acid at 453 K to 473 K gives p-aminobenzene sulphonic acid which is also known as sulphanilic acid.