Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 262
Question: The electrophile in the nitration of benzene is [Orissa JEE 2004]
Options:
A) $ NO_2^{+} $
B) $ NO_2 $
C) $ N{O^{+}} $
D) $ NO_2^{-} $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ NO_2^{\oplus } $ is produced when conc.
$ HNO_3 $ reacts with conc.
$ H_2SO_4 $ .
$ HNO_3+H_2SO_4\to HSO_4^{-}+NO_2^{\oplus }+H_2O $
