Starting material: Sulfuric Acid (concentrated), Ether, Magnesium sulfate (anhydrous), Sodium Nitrate, Methyl Anthranilate
1. What new compound is formed when the esther is dissolved in the acidic solution?
2. What actual substance causes a positive test when using the starch paper?
3. What compounds react with the diazonium salt to give the phenolic product?
4, Why should an excess of nitrogen be avoided in this reaction?