How is the electrophile generated in the nitration of benzene?
1 Answer
May 5, 2016
The nitration of benzene involves sulfuric acid and nitric acid, whose pKas are about
The
C6H6+H2SO4+HNO3kobs −−−→C6H5NO2+HSO−4+H3O+
Water can form because water has a pKa of about
The electrophile is the bent