When nitrobenzene is reduced with a metal and acid (Sn/HCl, Zn/HCl etc.),
which of the following product(s) is obtained?

aniline

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nitrosobenzene

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phenylhydroxylamine

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all of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A aniline
When nitrobenzene is reduced with a metal and acid (Sn/HCl, Zn/HCl etc.), aniline is obtained. The intermediate products nitrosobenzene and phenylhydroxylamine are never isolated because these are reduced more rapidly than nitrobenzene.

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