Given below are two statements: Statement I : Aniline does …

Chemistry AMINES (Nitrogen Containing Compounds) Statement Based Single Correct MCQ

Published on: August 13, 2026

Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction.
Statement II : Aniline cannot be prepared through Gabriel synthesis.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

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: Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts' alkylation reaction due to salt formation with

aluminium chloride which is used as a Lewis acid.
Aromatic amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with the anion formed by phthalimide.

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