Statement I : Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction.

Question

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: 

(1) Both statement I and Statement II are true 

(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false 

(3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is false 

(4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Answer 1

Correct option is (1) Both statement I and Statement II are true 

Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction due to salt formation with aluminium chloride, the Lewis acid, which is used as a catalyst. 

Aniline (aromatic primary amine) cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with anion formed by phthalimide.