Question

Benzene diazonium chloride to nitrobe
nzene

Answer 1

Answer: The conversion for this is given below.

Explanation:

Conversion of nitrobenzene to benzenediazonium chloride will be done in the given following steps:

Step 1: Conversion of nitrobenzene to aniline.

When nitrobenzene is reacted with zinc of tin in acidic medium, it leads to the formation of aniline.

Step 2: Conversion of aniline to benezenediazonium chloride

When aniline is reacted with nitrous acid at low temperatures, it leads to the formation of benezenediazonium chloride.