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A colourless liquid A(b.p.184°C) is sparingly soluble in warm water to which it gives feebly alkaline. On treating with NaNO2 and dil HCl in the cold solution, it yields a solution which reacts with an alkaline solution of β- naphthol to give an orange yellow precipitate. Compound A is–
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Options:
  • A C6H5N2Cl
  • B C6H5NHNH2
  • C n-C4H9NH2
  • D C6H5NH2
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The correct answer is: C6H5NH2
Aniline undergoes diazotization reaction in the presence of NaNO2 and HCl , forms benzene diazonium salt. Then followed by diazo coupling reaction with beta nephathol.

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