Predict the Major Product When Pyridine Is Treated with a Mixture

question 103

Multiple Choice

Predict the major product when pyridine is treated with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

• A) 3-nitropyridine
• B) 2-nitropyridine
• C) 4-nitropyridine
• D) 2,3-dinitropyridine
• E) 4-aminopyridine

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