Reaction of benzoic acid with concentrated h2so4
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Reaction of benzoic acid with fuming sulfuric acid (H2SO4) leads to sulfonation of the aromatic ring, in which the functional group SO3H replaces a hydrogen atom on the aromatic ring. The product is mostly meta-sulfobenzoic acid (SO3H-C6H4-COOH).
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