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Question
What is the action of the following reagents on aniline?
Hot and conc. sulphuric acid
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Solution
Aniline reacts with conc. sulphuric acid to give anilinium hydrogen sulphate which on heating with sulphuric acid at 453-473 K gives p-aminobenzene sulphonic acid (sulphanilic acid ) as a major product.

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