The electrophile in the nitration of benzene is:

N O_{2}^{+}

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N O_{2}

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N O^{+}

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N O_{2}^{-}

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Solution

The correct option is A $N O_{2}^{+}$
In the nitration of benzene, nitionium ion. (i. e., $N O_{2}^{+}$ ) acts as an electrophile. It is produced by the reaction of $c o n c . H N O_{3}$ with $c o n c . H_{2} S O_{4}$ .

$H N O_{3} + H_{2} S O_{4} \to N O_{2}^{+} + H_{2} O + H S O_{4}^{-}$

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