Therefore, activating
effect of –NHCOCH3 group is less than that of amino group (b) Nitration: Direct nitration of aniline yields tarry oxidation
products in addition to the nitro derivatives Moreover, in the
strongly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the
anilinium ion which is meta directing That is why besides the
ortho and para derivatives, significant amount of meta derivative
is also formed