Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because:

In the absence of substituents, nitro group always goes to m-position.

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In electrophilic substitution reactions, amino group is meta directive.

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Inspite of substituents, nitro group always goes to only m-position.

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In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion

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The correct option is D In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion

$- N H_{3}^{+}$ is m-directing, hence besides para (51%) and ortho (2%), meta product (47%) is also formed in significant yield

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Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because:

The correct option is D In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion –NH+3 is m-directing, hence besides para (51%) and ortho (2%), meta product (47%) is also formed in significant yield

The correct option is D In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion

$- N H_{3}^{+}$ is m-directing, hence besides para (51%) and ortho (2%), meta product (47%) is also formed in significant yield