BRAINCAKENitration of Phenol
Phenol is nitrated much more easily than benzene. It reacts with dilute nitric acid at room temperature, with no need for concentrated sulfuric acid.
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Mononitration gives a mixture of two isomers, 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol, and water:
C6H5OH + HNO3 → C6H4(OH)NO2 + H2O
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