When nitrobenzene is made to react with Zinc dust and NH4Cl, the product is
A
3-nitroaniline
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B
phenylhydroxylamine
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C
aniline
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B phenylhydroxylamine (Aliphatic) nitro compounds can be reduced to aliphatic hydroxylamines using diborane. Such a reaction may also be carried out with zinc dust and ammonium chloride.