Diazonium salt used in the preparation of phenol is obtained by treating _________with nitrous acid (obtained from sodium nitrite).

Aromatic primary amine

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Aromatic secondary amine

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Nitro benzene

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

None of the above

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is C Aromatic primary amine
A diazonium salt is formed by treating an aromatic primary amine with nitrous acid (obtained from a mixture of NaNO2 and HCl) at low temperature of 273 K to 278 K.Hence option A is correct.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

When Aniline is treated with Nitrous acid, which is prepared

in situ

from Sodium Nitrite and mineral acid, the product formed is:

$C_{6} H_{5} N H_{2} + H C l + N a N O_{2} \to$ _____________ + $2 H_{2} O$

Regarding benzene diazonium fluoroborate, correct statements are

A.Prepared from aniline by diazotization followed by treating the salt with HBF₄

B.Fluorobenzene is obtained by direct fluorination of benzene with F₂ gas

C.Unstable at room temperature and soluble in water

D.Stable at room temperature and insoluble in water

Join BYJU'S Learning Program