Benzene → Nitrobenzene

HRID 925094Notes

Reaction equation

[N+:1]([O-:4])(O)=[O:2].[CH:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1>>[N+:1]([C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)([O-:4])=[O:2]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 241Benzene3×

HCID 944Nitric Acid2×

Product 1

HCID 7416Nitrobenzene

Procedure

The benzene excess based on nitric acid of 2.0% to 20%, preferably of 5.0% to 10% of theory, refers to the molar ratio of benzene and nitric acid. Theoretically one mol of nitric acid reacts with one mol of benzene to give one mol of nitrobenzene.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-9f8268a404f44bdfb32731c6f43280e5
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2016_03
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US09284255B2

Reaction notes

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