Q.

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 :          [2024]

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.  

Ans.

(1)

Aniline does not undergo Friedel–Crafts’ reaction due to salt formation with aluminium chloride which is used as a Lewis acid.
Aromatic amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with the anion formed by phthalimide.