Nitration of aniline also gives m - nitroaniline along with o - nitro and p - nitroaniline, in strong acidic medium because

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Nitration of aniline also gives m - nitroaniline along with o - nitro and p - nitroaniline, in strong acidic medium because, In electrophilic substitution reaction amino group is meta directive, Strong acid, gives nitrate anion, which attacks at m - position, In strong acidic medium aniline present as anilinium ion, In strong acidic medium, nitration of aniline is a nucleophic substitution reaction

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The reason for this is that, in acidic condition protonation of - N H 2 group gives anilinium ion − N ⊕ H 3 , which is of deactivating nature and of m-directive nature.

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