MCQMediumJEE Main 2023 · 11 April, Shift 1Diazonium Salts & Reactions

Chemistry Question from JEE Main 2023 · 11 April, Shift 1

o-Phenylenediamine  HNO2 \xrightarrow{\ \mathrm{HNO_2}\ } 'X' (major product). 'X' is:

  • A
    Option 1 shows a benzene ring bearing adjacent substituents, one labeled N2 and the other NH2.
  • B
    Option 2 shows a benzene ring with adjacent diazo-type substituents, one N≡N and one positively charged N2 group.
  • C
    Option 3 shows a fused benzene-containing five-membered ring with two nitrogens, one N=N linkage, and one NH group.
  • D
    Option 4 shows a benzene ring fused to a three-membered ring containing one NH group.

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