Organic Chemistry
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Is the following statement true or false? Why?
The amino group is an ortho/para director, but nitration of aniline produces the meta isomer predominantly.
The statement is false because aniline is an activating group and ortho/para director.
The statement is false because aniline is an activating group and meta director.
The statement is true because aniline is converted to the anilinium ion in strongly acidic conditions, which is a deactivating group and meta director.
The statement is true because aniline is converted to the anilinium ion in strongly basic conditions, which is an activating group and meta director.