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Attacking or reactive or electrophilic species in nitration of benzene is or In the nitration of benzene with concentrated $\mathrm{HNO}_3$ and $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$ the attack on ring is made by
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Options:
  • A $\mathrm{NO}_2^{-}$
  • B $\mathrm{NO}_2^{+}$
  • C $\mathrm{NO}_3^{-}$
  • D $\mathrm{NO}_2$
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The correct answer is: $\mathrm{NO}_2^{+}$
$\mathrm{HO}-\mathrm{NO}_2+\mathrm{H}^{+} \mathrm{HSO}_4^{-} \rightarrow \begin{gathered}\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}+\mathrm{NO}_2^{+}+\mathrm{HSO}_4^{-} \\ \text {Nitroniumion } \\ \text { (attackingspecies) }\end{gathered}$

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