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HRID 2073667Generated: October 30, 2026

Nitric Acid → 4-Nitrotoluene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
Product4-NitrotolueneHCID 7473—

Reaction Steps

reacting toluene with nitric acid having an acid concentration of between about 60 and about 75 percent by weight, based upon the total amount of acid plus water, at a reaction temperature of between about 60° C. and about 75° C., and employing between about 3 and about 5 moles of nitric acid per mole of toluene, to produce mononitrotoluene,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04918250
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_04
ORD IDord-68352dbde4044b65967563f3a166342a
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_04