Question

how will you convert benzene into nitrobenzene

Answer 1

Benzene is heated with nitrating mixture to form nitrobenzene.The reaction is known as nitration .It is aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction.



Mechanism:—

Mechanism of nitration of benzene is simple and two stepped. First step consists of attack of nitronium ions on the benzene ring to form aerenium ion.

In second step aerenium ion loses proton to form niteobenzene.

Answer 2

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