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JEE Main 2017 · ChemistryMultiple choiceSingle correctMediumConceptual

JEE Main 2 April 2017 (offline), Chemistry Q51

Question 51 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 21 of 30.

Which of the following compounds will form significant amount of *meta* product during mono-nitration reaction ?

The figure, in words

Options are benzene rings with substituents NH2, NHCOCH3, OH, OCOCH3.
  1. (1)[structure: aniline, benzene ring with NH2\mathrm{NH_2}]Official answer
  2. (2)[structure: acetanilide, benzene ring with NHCOCH3\mathrm{NHCOCH_3}]
  3. (3)[structure: phenol, benzene ring with OH\mathrm{OH}]
  4. (4)[structure: phenyl acetate, benzene ring with OCOCH3\mathrm{OCOCH_3}]

Official answer

Option 1

CBSE answer key (25/04/2017, used for result).

Chapter
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Topic
Amines
Idea tested
Meta-Nitration of Aniline

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA (CBSE ran the 2017 exam); answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.