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JEE Main 31 August 2021, Shift 2, Chemistry Q46

Question 46 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 16 of 30, Section A.

Identify correct A, B and C in the reaction sequence given below : [benzene ring] conc. HNO3\mathrm{HNO_3} + conc. H2SO4\mathrm{H_2SO_4}, Δ\Delta -> A -> (Cl2\mathrm{Cl_2}, Anhyd. AlCl3\mathrm{AlCl_3}) B -> (Fe/HCl) C

The figure, in words

Benzene ring; arrow with conc. HNO3 + conc. H2SO4, Δ gives A; A with Cl2 / anhyd. AlCl3 gives B; B with Fe/HCl gives C. Options are drawn substituted benzenes.
  1. (1)A = benzene ring bearing NO2, B = ring bearing NO2 and Cl (1,3 positions as drawn), C = ring bearing Cl and NH2 (1,3 positions as drawn)Official answer
  2. (2)A = benzene ring bearing NO2, B = ring bearing NO2 and Cl (1,4 positions as drawn), C = ring bearing NH2 and Cl (1,4 positions as drawn)
  3. (3)A = benzene ring bearing NO2, B = ring bearing NO2 and Cl (1,3 positions as drawn), C = ring bearing Cl and OH (1,3 positions as drawn)
  4. (4)A = benzene ring bearing NO2, B = ring bearing NO2 and Cl (1,3 positions as drawn), C = ring bearing NH2 and OH (1,3 positions as drawn)

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter
Amines

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; 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 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.