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HRID 925092Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzene → Nitrobenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
ProductNitrobenzeneHCID 7416—

Reaction Steps

The benzene excess based on nitric acid of 2.0% to 20%, preferably of 5.0% to 10% of the theoretical value, relates to the molar ratio of benzene and nitric acid. Theoretically, one mole of nitric acid reacts with one mole of benzene to form one mole of nitrobenzene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09284256B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-fe98ad3948314580b569b4df76063689
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03