For the conversion of aniline to $N -$ methyl aniline, the reagent used is:

C H_{3} C l

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C_{6} H_{5} C l

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C H_{4}

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C H_{3} N H_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is A $C H_{3} C l$
Reaction of aniline with methyl chloride is given below:
$P h N H_{2} + C H_{3} C l \to P h N H C H_{3} + H C l$
Lone pair on nitrogen attacks on carbon of $C H_{3} C l$ and remove $C l^{-}$ .
Hence, option (a) is correct.

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