Assertion (A): Experimental reaction of CH3Cl with aniline and anhydrous AlCl3 does not give o and p-methylaniline.

Question

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Experimental reaction of CH₃Cl with aniline and anhydrous AlCl₃ does not give o and p-methylaniline.

Reason (R): The — NH₂ group of aniline becomes deactivating because of salt formation with anhydrous AlCl₃ and hence yields m-methyl aniline as the product. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Correct option is (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Friedel Craft Alkylation does not occur on this deactivated ring.