Formation of Nitrosonium Ion

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Sodium nitrite and strong acid e.g. HCl produce the weak acid nitrous acid which is further protonated and loses water to generate the nitrosonium ion. It can also be formed from alkyl nitrites in the presence of acid. The NO+ nitrosonium ion is used in the formation of diazonium salts.

F. Mo, G. Dong, Y. Zhang and J. Wang, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 1582.

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