Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Nitration:
A reaction in which a
nitro group
is introduced into a
molecule
.
HONO
2
aq.
H
2
SO
4
2,4,6-Tri
nitro
toluene
(TNT) is
synthesized
on an industrial scale from
toluene
using a mixture of
nitric acid
and
sulfuric acid
. The reaction following the
electrophilic aromatic substitution
mechanism
.
Related terms:
Halogenation
,
fluorination
,
chlorination
,
bromination
,
iodination
,
sulfonation
,
Friedel-Crafts alkylation
,
Friedel-Crafts acylation
,
diazo coupling
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