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HRID 925094Generated: 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 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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09284255B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-9f8268a404f44bdfb32731c6f43280e5
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03