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The arenium ion which is not involved in the bromination of Aniline is.

Solution & Explanation

Core Logic

Aniline undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution (like bromination). The -NH₂ group is a strongly activating group and directs incoming electrophiles to the ortho and para positions due to resonance electron donation (+M effect).

Step 1: Identifying Sigma Complexes (Arenium Ions)

When an electrophile (Br^+) attacks the ring, an intermediate arenium ion (sigma complex) is formed.

  • If attack occurs at the ortho or para position, the positive charge is delocalized onto the carbon atom bearing the -NH₂ group. The lone pair on nitrogen can then stabilize this positive charge via resonance, forming a highly stable resonance structure (an octet-complete intermediate).
  • If attack occurs at the meta position, the positive charge delocalizes only over the remaining ring carbons and never rests on the carbon bearing the -NH₂ group. Thus, it misses the extra stabilization provided by the nitrogen lone pair.
  • Because the meta attack intermediate is less stable compared to ortho/para attack, and the -NH₂ is strictly o/p directing, the meta-arenium ion is NOT a primary intermediate involved in standard bromination pathways of neutral aniline.

Step 2: Conclusion

Option 3 displays the arenium ion resulting from a meta-attack (positive charge skips the -NH₂ substituted carbon).

Electrophilic Substitution in Amines diagram for Q68 - JEE Main 2024 Morning
Electrophilic Substitution in Amines diagram for Q68 - JEE Main 2024 Morning

Since -NH₂ is ortho/para directing, the meta-arenium ion will not be formed.

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Q jee_main_2024_30_jan_morning Preparation of Amines
The final product A, formed in the following multistep reaction sequence is:
Preparation of Amines diagram for Q72 - JEE Main 2024 Morning
The image outlines a synthesis pathway converting bromobenzene through several steps finally using Hoffmann bromamide reaction.
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Solution

Core Logic

Step 1: Bromobenzene + Mg, ether arrow Phenylmagnesium bromide (Grignard reagent). Step 2: Grignard + CO₂ followed by H^+ arrow Benzoic acid (C₆H₅COOH). Step 3: Benzoic acid + NH₃, Δ arrow Benzamide (C₆H₅CONH₂). Step 4: Benzamide + Br₂/NaOH (Hoffmann bromamide degradation) arrow Aniline (C₆H₅NH₂).

Preparation of Amines solution diagram for Q72 - JEE Main 2024 Morning
The image outlines a synthesis pathway converting bromobenzene through several steps finally using Hoffmann bromamide reaction.

Step 1: Tracing the product

The final product 'A' is Aniline.

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Q78 jee_main_2024_30_jan_morning Chemical Reactions of Amines
Following is a confirmatory test for aromatic primary amines. Identify reagent (A) and (B) Ph-NH₂ A Ph-N₂^+Cl^- B Scarlet red dye
  • A. A=HNO₃/H₂SO₄; B=β-naphthol
  • B. A=NaNO₂+HCl, 0-5°C; B=phenol
  • C. A=NaNO₂+HCl, 0-5°C; B=α-naphthol
  • D. A=NaNO₂+HCl, 0-5°C; B=β-naphthol, NaOH

Solution

Core Logic

The reaction sequence represents the classic dye test for aromatic primary amines. Step 1 (Diazotization): Aniline (Ph-NH₂) reacts with nitrous acid (generated in situ from NaNO₂ + HCl) at low temperature (0-5^° C) to form benzene diazonium chloride (Ph-N₂^+Cl^-). Thus, Reagent A is NaNO₂ + HCl at 0-5^° C.

Step 2: Coupling Reaction

Step 2: The diazonium salt undergoes an electrophilic substitution (coupling reaction) with an electron-rich aromatic ring to form an azo dye. The formation of a 'scarlet red dye' is specifically the result of coupling benzene diazonium chloride with β-naphthol in a weakly basic medium (NaOH).

Chemical Reactions of Amines solution diagram for Q78 - JEE Main 2024 Morning
Chemical Reactions of Amines solution diagram for Q78 - JEE Main 2024 Morning

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Q jee_main_2024_31_jan_evening Reactions of Diazonium Salts
The azo-dye (Y) formed in the following reactions is Sulphanilic acid + NaNO₂ + CH₃COOH arrow X
Reactions of Diazonium Salts diagram for Q69 - JEE Main 2024 Evening
The image shows the reaction of intermediate X with N,N-dimethylaniline to form an azo dye (Y).
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Solution

Core Logic
  • Sulphanilic acid reacts with NaNO₂ and CH₃COOH to form a diazonium salt (X).
  • The diazonium salt (X) then reacts with N,N-dimethylaniline (given in the coupling step image). The coupling takes place at the para position of the highly activated N,N-dimethylaniline ring.
  • This coupling yields Methyl Orange, an azo dye. Its structure is p-dimethylaminoazobenzenesulphonic acid.
  • Reactions of Diazonium Salts diagram for Q69 - JEE Main 2024 Evening
    The image shows the reaction of intermediate X with N,N-dimethylaniline to form an azo dye (Y).

Step 1: Final Identification

The final product (Y) matches option (4) structurally, containing the sulphonic acid group on one ring, the azo linkage, and the N,N-dimethylamine group on the para position of the other ring.

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Q70 jee_main_2024_31_jan_evening Chemical Reactions of Amines
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Aniline reacts with con. H₂SO₄ followed by heating at 453-473 K gives p-aminobenzene sulphonic acid, which gives blood red colour in the 'Lassaigne's test'. Statement II: In Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions, aniline forms salt with the AlCl₃ catalyst. Due to this, nitrogen of aniline acquires a positive charge and acts as deactivating group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  • A. (1) Statement I is false but statement II is true
  • B. (2) Both statement I and statement II are false
  • C. (3) Statement I is true but statement II is false
  • D. (4) Both statement I and statement II are true

Solution

Core Logic

Statement I: Aniline reacting with concentrated H₂SO₄ gives anilinium hydrogensulphate, which on heating at 453-473 K produces sulphanilic acid (p-aminobenzene sulphonic acid). Because sulphanilic acid contains both Nitrogen and Sulphur, it gives a blood-red colouration in Lassaigne's test due to the formation of thiocyanate ion SCN^- which reacts with Fe³⁺ to form [Fe(SCN)]²⁺. Thus, Statement I is true.

Statement II: In Friedel-Crafts reactions, the Lewis acid catalyst AlCl₃ reacts with the lone pair on the nitrogen atom of aniline to form a salt. This generates a positive charge on the nitrogen, transforming the -NH₂ group from a strong activating group into a strong deactivating group, thus preventing the Friedel-Crafts reaction from occurring. Thus, Statement II is true.

Chemical Reactions of Amines diagram for Q70 - JEE Main 2024 Evening
Chemical Reactions of Amines diagram for Q70 - JEE Main 2024 Evening

Step 1: Final Conclusion

Both Statement I and Statement II are true. Option (4) is correct.

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Q83 jee_main_2024_31_jan_evening Acylation of Amines
A compound (x) with molar mass 108 ~g mol⁻¹ undergoes acetylation to give product with molar mass 192 ~g mol⁻¹. The number of amino groups in the compound (x) is ________.
Numerical Answer. Answer: 2 to 2

Solution

Related Formula
R-NH₂ + CH₃COCl arrow R-NH-COCH₃ + HCl
Core Logic

During the acetylation of an amino group, one hydrogen atom (mass = 1 g/mol) is replaced by an acetyl group (-COCH₃, mass = 43 g/mol). Gain in molecular weight for every one -NH₂ group acetylated = 43 - 1 = 42 g/mol.

Step 1: Calculating Number of Groups

Total increase in molecular weight = Final mass - Initial mass = 192 - 108 = 84 g/mol.

Number of amino groups = Total mass increaseMass increase per group = (84)/(42) = 2
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