Give the reagents and reaction conditions for the formation of nitrobenzene from benzene
Give the mechanism for this reaction.
The nitration of benzene occures in strongly acidic conditions while heating. The nitrating mixture is 2 moles of concentrated H2SO4 per 1 mol concentrated HNO3. The nitrating particle, NO2+, appeares in the following reaction: 2H2SO4 + HNO3 = NO2+ + H3O+ + 2HSO4-
The mechanism of the nitration reaction is following:
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