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Account for the following:
(i) pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine (ii) Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not (iii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate hydrated
ferric oxide (iv) Although amino group is o– and p– directing in aromatic electrophilic
substitution reactions, aniline on nitration gives a substantial amount of
m-nitroaniline