Nitration is one of the example of oxidation reaction. However, this reaction has to be performed in caution as certain reaction mixtures can be explosive (e.g. Mixture of nitric acid and aniline). Explain (in chemical equation form) how can you safely prepare o- nitroaniline from aniline.

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Nitration is one of the example of oxidation reaction. However, this reaction has to be
performed in caution as certain reaction mixtures can be explosive (e.g. Mixture of nitric
acid and aniline). Explain (in chemical equation form) how can you safely prepare o-
nitroaniline from aniline.
Transcribed Image Text:Nitration is one of the example of oxidation reaction. However, this reaction has to be performed in caution as certain reaction mixtures can be explosive (e.g. Mixture of nitric acid and aniline). Explain (in chemical equation form) how can you safely prepare o- nitroaniline from aniline.
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