Nitration of Benzene |
Treatment of benzene with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid converts it to nitrobenzene. |
In this reaction a proton on the benzene ring is replaced by a nitro, -NO2, group. |
Let's study the nitration of benzene, toluene, and p-dichlorobenzene in acetic acid and see what it tells us about the mechanism of this reaction. |