What is the action of following on benzene?
a) conc. Nitric acid b) Methyl chloride
Answers
Answered by
3
Explanation:
A):-Benzene reacts with concentrated nitric acid at 323-333k in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid to form nitrobenzene. This reaction is known as nitration of benzene.
B):-The reaction is called as Friedel-Craft's alkylation reaction. In this reaction alkyl groups are electrophiles and role of aluminium chloride is to generate these electrophiles. In the given reaction Benzene reacts with methyl chloride to give methylbenzene or toluene.
Answered by
1
Answer:
what is the action of the following on benzene
Similar questions