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NEET UG 2022 · Chemistry · Question 95

NEET 2022 Chemistry, question 95

Question 95 of the NEET 2022 paper (code R1) is a Chemistry question from Amines. Its idea, Reaction with Nitrous Acid, was asked twice, both in 2022, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q95 · Chemistry

The product formed from the following reaction sequence is

[structure: benzonitrile, C6H5CN\mathrm{C_6H_5CN}] →(i) LiAlH4, H2O; (ii) NaNO2 + HCl; (iii) H2O\xrightarrow{\text{(i) LiAlH}_4\text{, H}_2\text{O; (ii) NaNO}_2\text{ + HCl; (iii) H}_2\text{O}}

The figure, described in words

Benzonitrile (C6H5CN) reaction scheme; options are structures: benzyl alcohol, benzamide, benzyldiazonium chloride, benzyl chloride.

  1. 1[structure: C6H5CH2OH\mathrm{C_6H_5CH_2OH}]Official answer
  2. 2[structure: C6H5CONH2\mathrm{C_6H_5CONH_2}]
  3. 3[structure: C6H5CH2N2+Cl−\mathrm{C_6H_5CH_2N_2^+Cl^-}]
  4. 4[structure: C6H5CH2Cl\mathrm{C_6H_5CH_2Cl}]

Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Reaction with Nitrous Acid, in other papers

NEET asked this idea twice, both in 2022. The other question below.

  • 2022 Q63Given below are two statements : Statement I : Primary aliphatic amines react with HNO2\mathrm{HNO_2} to give unstable diazonium salts.…Two statements · Easy

Reaction with Nitrous Acid: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Amines in ten years of NEET

18 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 1.7 a paper. Amines and Diazonium Salts alone had 18.

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Amines: questions per paper

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