????
\text{H?SO?}
\text{C-OCH?}
\text{NO?}
\text{C-OCH?}
\text{Methyl benzoate}
\text{MW 135, bp 200°}
\text{density 1.09 g/mL}
\text{Methyl m-nitrobenzoate}
\text{MW 181, mp 78°}
\text{Experiment 18.2 is a similar example of an aromatic dinitration; it illustrates the}
\text{effect of a higher temperature.}
\text{COOH}
\text{HNO?,H?SO?}
\text{heat}
\text{COOH}
\text{Benzoic acid}
\text{MW 122, mp 122-123°}
\text{O?N}
\text{NO?}
\text{3,5-Dinitrobenzoic acid}
\text{MW 212, mp 205-207°}
