8-2: Benzene Nitration - 2 For this assignment, the target compound that you should synthesize is 1-methyl-4-nitro-benzene. This is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Examine the product carefully and determine the substitution pattern. Which group will already be present in the substrate? Keep in mind the mechanism and how that will control the selectivity of the process. Remember, you can easily separate ortho and para isomers. Synthesis Procedures 1. Start Virtual ChemLab Organic and select Benzene Nitration - 2 from the list of assignments. After entering the synthesis laboratory, use the available reagents on the stockroom shelf and identify the appropriate starting materials required to synthesize the target compound and add them to the round bottom flask. Select the appropriate solvent and drag the flask to the Stir Plate on the lab bench. 2. The round bottom flask containing the starting materials should now be on the stir plate, and the contents of the flask should be visible on the chalkboard. From the group of reagents found on the lab bench, select the correct reagent to synthesize the target compound and add it to the flask on the stir plate. Now attach the heater, condenser, and N2 gas to the