Can fuming nitric acid be used instead of nitration mixture to carry out nitration of benzene ??
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·2009-06-19 11:12:09
In case of fuming nitric acid,
2HNO3\Leftrightarrow NO2+ + NO3- + H2O
Thus a nucleophile is formed along with an electrophile.if HNO3 is used,then product by electrophilic substitution will decrease.