BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    Nitration of benzene is:

    A) electrophilic substitution

    B) electrophilic addition     

    C) nucleophilic substitution

    D) nucleophilic addition

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea: During nitration benzene ring is attached by \[N{{O}_{2}}^{+}\]and hydrogen of benzene ring is replaced by \[N{{O}_{2}}\]group. \[\therefore \] Nitration of benzene is electrophilic substitution because\[N{{O}_{2}}^{+}\]is an electrophile.


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