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What is the mechanism of trinitration of phenol ?
Is it one by one substitution of nitro groups ?
For which wouldn't the nitro groups stop the reaction as they are deactivating groups
Or is it the simulataneous activation of ortho and para positions of phenol and the nitro groups add on together ?
For this mechanism , deactivating nature won't be a concern . but the probability of such a collision would be less . And this can be reason of the low yield .
Please clarify the correct concept of the above .
Is it one by one substitution of nitro groups ?
For which wouldn't the nitro groups stop the reaction as they are deactivating groups
Or is it the simulataneous activation of ortho and para positions of phenol and the nitro groups add on together ?
For this mechanism , deactivating nature won't be a concern . but the probability of such a collision would be less . And this can be reason of the low yield .
Please clarify the correct concept of the above .