Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How will you convert: Phenol to 2, 4, 6 − trinitrophenol?
Advertisements
Solution
When concentrated nitric acid is added to phenol in the presence of sulphuric acid it gives 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol.

APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write the main product(s) in each of the following reactions:

Name the reagents used in the following reactions:

How do you convert the following : Propan-2-ol to 2-methylpropan-2-ol
Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of 1-methylcyclohexanol.
Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of butan-1-ol.
Show how you would synthesise the following alcohol from an appropriate alkene?

Alkenes convert into alcohols by ____________.
The Wittig reaction is a reaction between a carbonyl compound (aldehyde or ketone only) and a species known as a phosphoniumylide. What is the expected final product in the Wittig reaction?
The reagent used for dehydration of an alcohol is
The best reagent to convert pent - 3 - en - 2 - ol into pent - 3 - en - 2 one is ______.
