Why does methyl benzoate, which is water insoluble, dissolve in concentrated H,SO,?

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2. Why does methyl benzoate, which is water insoluble, dissolve in concentrated H,SO,?
3. In the nitration of methyl benzoate, yields of product were moderate at best. Which
undesired products may have formed which would have lowered the yield? What
procedural error may have led to these products?
Transcribed Image Text:2. Why does methyl benzoate, which is water insoluble, dissolve in concentrated H,SO,? 3. In the nitration of methyl benzoate, yields of product were moderate at best. Which undesired products may have formed which would have lowered the yield? What procedural error may have led to these products?
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Given : Methyl benzoate is insoluble in water but soluble in concentrated H2SO4.

 

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