Benzylamine reacts with nitrous acid to form mainly?

phenol

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benzyl alcohol

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benzaldehyde

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nitrosbenzene

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Solution

The correct option is A phenol
Option A is the correct answer.
Benzylamine or Aniline reacts with Nitrous acid $(H N O_{2})$ to form diazonium ions. Aqueous solutions of these diazonium ions have sufficient stability at 0º to 10 ºC but beyond that, they release $N_{2}$ gas and forms a carbocation. Water molecule from the solvent acts as a nucleophile and ultimately forms Phenol in the given manner.

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