Question

Why nitration of benzene is easier than that of benzene......... And how is phenol converted to TNT

Answer 1

Answer:

The nitration of phenol is easier than that of benzene because benzene has delocalised pie-electrons which makes it more stable than phenol.

Phenol is converted to Trinitrotoluene by adding zinc dust to remove the hydroxyl group, then reacted with Aluminium oxide followed by haloalkane.