[madscientist]

Hi all, any guidence with this question would be much appreciated.


Q. states:

Write a mechanism and draw an energy diagram of the reaction , for the
mono-substitution reaction of benzene with an electrophile, NO2+ ion.

Could we consider this reaction as a nitration of benzene resulting in the formation of nitro benzene?

and would it be considered an
SN1 reaction?

cheers

madscientist :albert:

[AWK]

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/mechanisms/elsub/nitration.html
http://www.chem.shef.ac.uk/chm131-2001/cha01lh/nitration-of-benzene.html
an so on

[madscientist]

Thanks AWK.