What is active nitrating agent during nitration of benzene?
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What is the nitrating agent in preparation of nitrobenzene from benzene? Typical nitration syntheses apply so-called "mixed acid", a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acids. also effects nitration without the need for the mixed acid.
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The sulphuric acid in this mixture is sufficiently strong to protonate nitric acid, producing the nitronium ion (NO 2 + ), the active species in aromatic nitration.
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