Identify the product obtained when phenol is reacted with dilute nitric acid at low temperature.

1. ortho-Nitrophenol
2. para-Nitrophenol
3. Mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols
4. 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol

Solution

Phenol reacts with dilute nitric acid at low temperature to give mixture of ortho- and para-nitrophenols.

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (11 May Shift 1)

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