Question

Method by which aniline cannot be prepared is

(a) degradation of benzanride with bromine in alkaline solution

(b) reduction of nitrobenzene with H₂/Pd in ethanol

(c) potassium salt of phthalimide treated with chlorobenzene followed by hydrolysis with aqueous NaOH solution

(d) hydrolysis of phenylisocyanide with acidic solution.

Answer 1

Correct option (c) potassium salt of phthalimide treated with chlorobenzene followed by hydrolysis with aqueous NaOH solution

Explanation :

Aniline cannot be prepared by this method because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction with potassium phthalimide under mild conditions.