Originally posted by plasticpiranha:
yah i think this paper is much much simpler than p3
neways me n my friends were arguing about dilute HNO3 for the last
question
it can be acidic hydrolysis and it also can be electrophilic
substitution (phenol -> nitrobenzene)?
but they clearly mentioned that there is only [b]one compound that will react
for each
reagent? hmmm 
[/b]
i think for this question right. it is electrophilic
substitution. the NO2 electrophile will not substitute the OH as
the bond is already very strong due to overlapping. instead, it
will substitute the hydrogen atom at the 2-directing phenol.
