Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Answer
(2) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Solution
Formation of the electrophile in nitration:
HNO3 + H2SO4 H2 O-NO2 + HSO4-
H2 O-NO2 H2O + NO2 ⇒ the given step ⇒ Statement I is correct
∵ electrophiles are generated by Lewis / protic acids (H2SO4, AlCl3, FeBr3); a Lewis base donates its lone pair to the electrophile and destroys it ⇒ Statement II is incorrect
Answer: (2)