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Nitroaromatics are reduced to the aromatic amine (aniline) by tin in aqueous acid.

Generic Organic reaction
  +  
3
Sn
  +  
6
H+
         
  +  
3
Sn2+
  +  
2
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Nitrobenzene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Tin     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Proton     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aniline     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Tin(II) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Functional Group Interconvertion
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent
Single Electron Transfer

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