Question

What is the action of the following reagent on chlorobenzene?

Conc. HNO₃

Answer 1

\[\ce{C6H5Cl + HNO3 ->[conc{.} H2SO4] \underset{Ortho nitrochlorobenzene}{ClC6H4NO2} + \underset{Para nitrochlorobenzene}{ClC6H4NO2} + H2O}\]