Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because
In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m-position.
In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is meta directive.
Inspite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m-position.
In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion.
In a strong acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the anilinium ion (). The group is meta-directing, which leads to the formation of m-nitroaniline.
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