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  • 01-11-2016
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What specific electrophile does benzene attack when it undergoes nitration??

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  • 02-11-2016
The reaction is as follows:
        C6H6   
+   HNO3   +      H2SO4     ------------> 
C6H5NO2   +   H2O
(BENZENE) (NITRIC ACID)(CATALYST)
NO2(+) is the electrophile that acctacks on the benzene ring in nitration process.
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