NEETChemistryHydrocarbons
What is the major product of the nitration of benzene?
Options
- ANitrobenzene
- BAniline
- CPhenol
- DToluene
Correct answer
A. Nitrobenzene
Step-by-step solution
When benzene is nitrated with a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid (nitrating mixture), the major product is nitrobenzene, where a nitro group (-NO 2 ) is introduced into the benzene ring.