Benzene → Nitrobenzene
Reaction equation
[CH:1]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[N+:7]([O-])([OH:9])=[O:8]>O>[N+:7]([C:1]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1)([O-:9])=[O:8]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
The reaction of benzene with nitric acid to give nitrobenzene and water is highly exothermic (ΔH=−117 kJ/mol), and in the processes mentioned above the large excess of sulfuric acid takes up almost quantitatively the reaction enthalpy in the form of heat liberated during the reaction, as well the water formed thereby.
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-4c975a72ee414c31b871125fc06753fd
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2015_09
- Patent number
- US09139508B2
Reaction notes
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