Methyl benzoate undergoes a nitration by electrophilic aromatic substitution when reacted with a mixture of concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids. List the procedural steps in order to convert methyl benzoate into methyl nitrobenzoate.
1) add methyl benzoate to ice-cold concentrated sulfuric acid
2) Dropwise, add an ice-cold mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids
3) Swirl the contents of the flask and then allow it to warm to room temp
4) stir the room temperature reaction mixture for ten minutes
5) slowly pour the reaction mixture over crushed ice
6) collect the solid product by vacuum filtration
7) crush the solid crystals on the filter and wash them with cold water followed by ice-cold methanol