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Explain nitration of phenol.

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With dilute nitric acid at low temperature (298 K) phenol yeilds a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenols.

(ii) With conc. Nitric acid phenol is converted to 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (picric acid).
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