Although NH2 is ortho para directing ,nitration of aniline gives meta nitro aniline - Chemistry - Amines

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Although NH2 is ortho & para directing ,nitration
of aniline gives meta nitro aniline

Abhimathy · Answer

in aniline the NH2 group is basic in nature when in
reacts in the presence of acid, the aniline gets protonated A
-NH3+ group is deactivating and meta-directing when it
comes to aromatic electrophillic substitutions, thus yielding
m-nitroaniline
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Although NH2 is ortho & para directing ,nitration of aniline gives meta nitro aniline.

Although NH₂ is ortho & para directing ,nitration of aniline gives meta nitro aniline.