MHT CET202012 Oct 2020Morning ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
When carbolic acid is heated with concentrated nitric acid in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid it forms
Options
- Abenzoic acid
- Bpicric acid
- Cphthalic acid
- Dbenzene sulphonic acid
Correct answer
B. picric acid
Step-by-step solution
When phenol is warmed with a mixture of conc. nitric acid and conc. sulphuric acid (a nitrating mixture or the mixed acid), 2,4,6 -trinitrophenol, commonly called picric acid, is formed.