Q.
$\xrightarrow{ C_6H_5COCl / base} X \xrightarrow {\text{Nitration}} Y$(Major Product.) Y is
Solution:
Phenol on reaction with benzoyl chloride produces phenyl benzoate by means of nucleophilic substitution reaction. Which on further treatment with nitration using $HNO _{3} \mid H _{2} SO _{4}$ produces the desired product. The complete sequence of above reaction can be shown as
