Question 11 Mark
Aniline does not undergo Friedel - Crafts reaction because:
Answer
View full question & answer→(b) Aluminium chloride reacts with Aniline
Explanation: $AlCl _3$ being a lewis acid reacts with the lone pair of $- NH _2$ group of aniline forming an adduct $\left( C _6 H _5 NH _2{ }^{+} AlCl _3\right)$ which deactivates the benzene system hence no friedal craft reaction occurs.
Explanation: $AlCl _3$ being a lewis acid reacts with the lone pair of $- NH _2$ group of aniline forming an adduct $\left( C _6 H _5 NH _2{ }^{+} AlCl _3\right)$ which deactivates the benzene system hence no friedal craft reaction occurs.


