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The electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in strongly acidic medium produces:
A
p-Aminophenol
B
Azoxybenzene
C
Azobenzene
D
Aniline
Detailed Solution
In strongly acidic medium nitrobenzene is reduced to phenylhydroxylamine, which rearranges to p-aminophenol.
$C_6H_5NO_2 \xrightarrow{\text{strongly acidic medium}} C_6H_5NHOH \xrightarrow{\text{rearrangement}} p\text{-}HOC_6H_4NH_2$
$C_6H_5NO_2 \xrightarrow{\text{strongly acidic medium}} C_6H_5NHOH \xrightarrow{\text{rearrangement}} p\text{-}HOC_6H_4NH_2$