Naphthalene reacts with Conc.HNO3/Conc.H2SO4 to give two products: 1-nitronaphthalene (with NO2 at p β AITS & Test Series Chemistry Question
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Naphthalene reacts with Conc.HNO3/Conc.H2SO4 to give two products: 1-nitronaphthalene (with NO2 at position 1) and 2-nitronaphthalene (with NO2 at position 2). Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for the above product(s)?

Answer: ABD
π‘ Solution & Explanation
ο‘-nitronaphthalene has more stable resonating structure than ο’-nitronaphthalene.
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