Assertion : Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
Reason : $-NH_2$ group of aniline reacts with $AlCl_3$ (Lewis acid) to give acid-base reaction.

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The major product $(A)$ formed in the following reaction sequence is:

Account for the following:
$(i)$ $pK_{b}$ 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.
$(v)$ Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
$(vi)$ Diazonium salts of aromatic amines are more stable than those of aliphatic amines.
$(vii)$ Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is preferred for synthesising primary amines.

Electrophilic substitution of aniline with bromine in aqueous medium gives:

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