Nitration Of Methyl Benzoate Lab Report
Abstract: In this experiment, the methyl nitrobenzoate was prepared from methyl benzoate, concentrated HNO3, and concentrated H2SO4 via an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The HNO3 and H2SO4 were combined to form a nitrating solution, which was mixed with a mixture of methyl benzoate and H2SO4. Percent yield for the final product was calculated followed by recrystallization and melting point was measured. Introduction: Nitration of Methyl Benzoate is one of the examples of Electrophilic aromatic substitutions. The use of a mixture of Sulfuric Acid and Nitric Acid is the classic way to make NO2+. The two main reaction types used for this are both substitutions: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution and Nucleophile