Assertion :Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction. Reason: Friedel-Crafts is an electrophilic substitution reaction.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Friedel–Crafts alkylation involves the alkylation of an aromatic ring with an alkyl halide using a strong Lewis acid catalyst with anhydrous ferric chloride as a catalyst, the alkyl group attaches at the former site of the chloride ion.
R−Cl+AlCl3⟶R++AlCl4−
AlCl3 forms a salt with aniline (C6H6NH+2AlCl−3) which deactivates the benzene ring thereby preventing Friedel-Crafts reaction.