Nitric Acid → 1-Bromo-4-nitrobenzene

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The bromobenzene may then be converted to phenols by a reaction with a sodium hydroxide solution, similar to the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene, with NaOH under pressure. In addition, bromobenzene may be reacted with nitric acid to form p-nitro-bromobenzene, which can then be converted after several other chemical processing steps to p-methoxyphenol. Other chemicals may be produced using bromobenzene as a raw starting material.

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