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Nitrous acid is unstable and readily decomposes.

Nitrous acid is unstable and readily decomposes.

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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In the preparation of the phenyl diazonium salt, sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid were used instead of directly adding nitrous acid. Why was nitrous acid prepared in situ? Sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid are ortho-, para- directors. All of the choices Sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid lowers the temperature of the reaction. Nitrous acid may deactivate the phenyl ring. Nitrous acid is unstable and readily decomposes.
Transcribed Image Text:In the preparation of the phenyl diazonium salt, sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid were used instead of directly adding nitrous acid. Why was nitrous acid prepared in situ? Sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid are ortho-, para- directors. All of the choices Sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid lowers the temperature of the reaction. Nitrous acid may deactivate the phenyl ring. Nitrous acid is unstable and readily decomposes.
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