Nitration of Phenol (A-Level Chemistry)

Outlining the nitration of phenol reaction. Differences between the nitration of benzene and the nitration of phenol are shown and explained.
Recap: 00:25
Nitration of phenol reaction: 01:23
Directing effect: 02:37
Summary: 04:01
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[@massimilianocomai4604]

I don’t think that concentrate nitric acid (>65%) on phenol gives picric acid. The reaction produces a black matter dued to phenol oxidation. The trinitro phenol can be obtained via sulphonitric acid

[@chemistry.student]

The direct formation of the product is possible with only concentrated nitric acid, it's just that the yield would be very low (due to oxidation issues as you correctly mentioned). At this level (A-level and IB), the focus is on the substitutions that occur, rather than the yield of product obtained.
To increase the yield, phenol can be treated with a mixture of concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated nitric acid.
Thank you for the comment - hope that helps :)

[@HiteshTiwari007]

​@@chemistry.student so sir, would benzoquinone be a major product in this case as yield of picric acid is very low

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