What is the product obtained in the following reaction? [figure]
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Answer
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Solution
Reduction of nitrobenzene depends on the medium.
In neutral medium (Zn dust and aqueous NH4Cl) the reduction stops at the hydroxylamine stage:
C6H5NO2 + 4[H] Zn/NH4Cl C6H5NHOH + H2O
The product is N-phenylhydroxylamine.
(Acidic medium, e.g. Sn/HCl, gives aniline; alkaline media give azoxy-, azo- and hydrazobenzene.)
Answer: (1)