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Which of the following represents the best reagent(s) for the electrophilic nitration of benzene?
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  1. NO2
  2. HNO3
  3. HNO2
  4. H2SO4/HNO3

A
NO2
B
HNO2
C
HNO3
D
H2SO4/HNO3
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C6H6+HNO3Con.H2SO4−−−−−−570CC6H5NO2+H2O

This is nitration of benzene.
the mixture of sulphuric acid and nitric acid is a nitrating mixture. It does nitration of benzene by substituting the hydrogen atom of benzene with nitro group.

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