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Compounds Containing Nitrogen question

2022 · 29 Jun · Shift 2 · Q11
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Compounds Containing Nitrogen question

2022 · 29 Jun · Shift 2 · Q11

JEE MainChemistryCompounds Containing NitrogenMCQ+4 / −1
In Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aniline, one gets
  1. A
    alkylated product with ortho and para substitution.
  2. B
    secondary amine after acidic treatment.
  3. C
    an amide product.
  4. D
    positively charged nitrogen at benzene ring.
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Correct answer: D

  1. Key fact about aniline in Friedel–Crafts reaction

    Aniline is \ceC6H5NH2\ce{C6H5NH2}\ceC6H5NH2. In Friedel–Crafts alkylation, a Lewis acid catalyst such as \ceAlCl3\ce{AlCl3}\ceAlCl3 is used.

    The amino group of aniline has a lone pair on nitrogen. This lone pair strongly coordinates with \ceAlCl3\ce{AlCl3}\ceAlCl3:

    \ceC6H5NH2+AlCl3−>C6H5NH2−>AlCl3\ce{C6H5NH2 + AlCl3 -> C6H5NH2->AlCl3}\ceC6H5NH2+AlCl3−>C6H5NH2−>AlCl3

  2. Effect of coordination/protonation on the ring

    When nitrogen donates its lone pair, it acquires a positive character. The species behaves like an anilinium-type complex, and the benzene ring becomes strongly deactivated toward Friedel–Crafts alkylation.

    This may be represented by resonance/complex forms in which nitrogen bears a positive charge:

    \ceC6H5−NH2−>AlCl3or\ceC6H5−NH2+\ce{C6H5-NH2->AlCl3} \quad \text{or} \quad \ce{C6H5-NH2^{+}}\ceC6H5−NH2−>AlCl3or\ceC6H5−NH2+

    Thus, instead of normal ortho/para alkylation, aniline forms a complex where the nitrogen is effectively positively charged and the ring is not activated for Friedel–Crafts reaction.

  3. Check each option

    A: alkylated product with ortho and para substitution
    Incorrect. Although \ce−NH2\ce{-NH2}\ce−NH2 is ordinarily an ortho/para-directing group, under Friedel–Crafts conditions it coordinates with \ceAlCl3\ce{AlCl3}\ceAlCl3 and deactivates the ring.

    B: secondary amine after acidic treatment
    Incorrect. Friedel–Crafts alkylation of aniline does not give a secondary amine after acidic treatment.

    C: an amide product
    Incorrect. No amide is formed in Friedel–Crafts alkylation.

    D: positively charged nitrogen at benzene ring
    Correct. Due to interaction of the amino group with the Lewis acid catalyst, nitrogen develops positive charge, preventing normal Friedel–Crafts alkylation.

  4. Final answer

    Therefore, the correct option is:

    D\boxed{\text{D}}D​

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