Given below are two statements: Statement I : Nitration of benzene involves the following step - Statement…

Given below are two statements: Statement I : Nitration of benzene involves the following step -
Statement II : Use of Lewis base promotes the electrophilic substitution of benzene. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Solution

In nitration of benzene concentrated $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$ and $\mathrm{HNO}_3$ is used as reagent which generates electrophile $\mathrm{N}_2$ in following steps:
Lewis acids can promote the formation of electrophiles not Lewis base

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