Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 6
Question: p-chloroaniline and anilinium hydrochloride can be distinguished by [IIT-JEE 1998]
Options:
A) Sandmeyer reaction
B) $ NaHCO_3 $
C) $ AgNO_3 $
D) Carbylamine test
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
(1) With $ NaHCO_3 $ ® Anilinium hydrochloride is an acid salt and liberates $ CO_2 $ from $ NaHCO_3 $ . But p-chloro aniline is basic not acidic it does not liberate $ CO_2 $ . p-chloro aniline does not contain ionic chlorine to it does not give white ppt with $ AgNO_3 $