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Question
Give reasons for the following observation:
Aniline is acetylated before nitration reaction.
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Solution
Aniline is acetylated, before the nitration reaction in order to avoid the formation of tarry oxidation products and protect the amino group, so that p-nitro derivative can be obtained as major product.
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