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HRID 1052339Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzene → Nitrobenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ProductNitrobenzeneHCID 7416—

Reaction Steps

Aniline (C6H5NH2) is mainly produced in industry in two steps from benzene. First, benzene is nitrated using a concentrated mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid at 50 to 60° C., which gives nitrobenzene. In the second step, the nitrobenzene is hydrogenated, typically at 200-300° C. in presence of various metal catalysts.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09388358B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_07
ORD IDord-437ab01fe43244f9809d35d91c93a69c
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_07