Nitration of Benzene
Nitration of Benzene
Benzene reacts with concentrated nitric acid at 323-333K in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid to form nitrobenzene.On prolonged treatment with nitrating mixture at higher temperature di- and tri- nitrobenzene can be obtained. The mechanism is same as nitration of benzene and th incoming nitro group ocupies the meta position relative to the previous one.