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The document describes an experiment to prepare methyl m-nitrobenzoate through an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Methyl benzoate is reacted with nitric acid and sulfuric acid at low temperatures. This results in a nitro group replacing a proton on the aromatic ring to form methyl m-nitrobenzoate. The product is recrystallized and has a melting point close to the literature value of 78°C. The percentage yield is calculated to be 77.84%, close to the theoretical yield.

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suraini

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