Write down the equations to show how nitronium ions might be produced using a mixture of sulfuric acids and nitric acid.
Explain which ring of phenyl benzoate would you expect to undergo more readily? Give a reasonable explanation of why nitration of 1,2-dichloro-benzene yield the mono nitro derivative whileN,N'-diaceytyl-1,4-phenlyenediamine forms the dinitro compound.
Discuss why the p-nitrophenol is stronger acid than phenol itself. Would p-methoxyphenol be a stronger or weaker acid than phenol? Explain.