Nitronium ion is___________________?

Correct answer: D. NO2+

  • A. NO3
  • B. NO
  • C. NO2-
  • D. NO2+

Explanation

The nitronium ion is NO2+, formed in the nitrating mixture from nitric acid and sulfuric acid, and it acts as the electrophile in benzene nitration. The likely mistake is NO2-, but that is the nitrite ion and has the opposite charge.

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