Preparation of 1,3-dinitrobenzene
This practical is really only for Higher Level students as it is an example of an electrophilic substitution reaction and covers the syllabus content for electrophilic substitution listed in 20.1 Electrophilic substitution.The syllabus actually requires the nitration of benzene to give nitrobenzene as the example of electrophilic substitution. This cannot be done practically in the laboratory as the use of benzene is...