The nitrating mixture for the nitration of benzene contains many strong electrophiles (e.g $\ce{H2SO4}$, $\ce{NO2+}$). All of these could, presumably, add across the π bond in a molecule containing a localised π bond. Do these additions occur and if so what is the major product?
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$\begingroup$ pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja01499a029 not sure about H2SO4/HNO3 $\endgroup$ – orthocresol♦ May 9 '16 at 11:27
