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Oct 18, 2016
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Explanation:
Conc. nitric acid and conc. sulfuric acid mixed together form the classic nitrating mixture that delivers the
Sulfuric acid protonates nitric acid, which then spits out water and nitronium ion:
The nitronium ion, which is linear, is a potent electrophile, and will react with nucleophiles such as an aromatic ring.
Another equiv of nitronium ion might give
The nitro group is a