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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Question:

What happens when Aniline (C6H5NH2) is diazotized followed by warming in water?

Options:

Benzene is produced

Phenol is produced

Benzene diazonium chloride is produced

Aminophenol is produced

Correct Answer:

Phenol is produced

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2. Phenol is produced.

A diazonium salt is formed by treating an aromatic primary amine with nitrous acid (NaNO + HCl) at 273-278 K. Diazonium salts are hydrolysed to phenols by warming with  water or by treating with dilute acids.