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(Solved): Since NO2+ is highly reactive, why does it not just react with the water just formed, going back to ...
- The water is in this case a solute in a strong acid and thus is not available to react.
- Water is a poor nucleophile.
- Steric hindrance prevents this reaction.
- It can react if the water content is above 35%.
(Could you also explain why 2 of these are correct? Thank you!)
It so happens that mixing sulfuric and nitric acids produces , called nitronium ion. This comes about through protonation of nitric acid (!), followed by dehydration: