Core Logic
Statement I analysis:
The target is to convert an ethyl side chain (propylbenzene) into an aniline derivative.
Step 1: Treatment with acidic KMnO₄$KMnO_4$ oxidizes any alkyl side chain with at least one benzylic hydrogen fully into a carboxylic acid group (benzoic acid derivative).
Step 2: Reaction with Ammonia (NH₃$NH_3$) converts the carboxylic acid into an amide.
Step 3: Bromine and alkali (Br₂ + KOH$Br_2 + KOH$) trigger a Hoffmann bromamide degradation, chopping off the carbonyl carbon and leaving an amine (NH₂$NH_2$). This correctly yields the target structure. Statement I is True.
Step 1: Statement II Analysis
Statement II analysis:
The goal is to convert p-toluidine to 3,5-dibromotoluene.
Step 1: Bromine water (Br₂ + H₂O$Br_2 + H_2O$) performs electrophilic aromatic substitution on the highly activated ring due to the -NH₂$-NH_2$ group. It polybrominates the ortho and para positions relative to -NH₂$-NH_2$. Since para is blocked by the methyl group, it brominates both ortho positions, yielding 2,6-dibromo-4-methylaniline.
Step 2: Diazotization with NaNO₂ + HCl$NaNO_2 + HCl$ at 0-5°C$0-5^{\circ}\text{C}$ converts the -NH₂$-NH_2$ group into a diazonium salt (-N₂^+Cl^-$-N_2^+Cl^-$).
Step 3: Aqueous H₃PO₂$H_3PO_2$ (hypophosphorous acid) acts as a reducing agent, replacing the diazonium group with a Hydrogen atom. This successfully yields 3,5-dibromotoluene (since the numbering shifts). Statement II is True.
Pattern Recognition
Hoffmann bromamide degradation strictly steps down an amide to an amine by eliminating the carbonyl C$C$. Deamination of aniline derivatives via diazonium salt followed by reduction (H₃PO₂$H_3PO_2$ or EtOH) is the standard method for synthesizing specific meta-substituted benzenes where direct electrophilic meta-substitution fails.
Chapter Mix
Class 12 Chemistry: Amines