Nitration of toluene with a mixture of conc. HNO3 and conc. H2SO4 gives mainly:

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Nitration of toluene with a mixture of conc. $HNO X_{3}$ and conc. $H X_{2} SO X_{4}$ gives mainly:

Am-Nitrotoluene
Bo- and p-Nitrotoluene
CNitrobenzene
DBenzoic acid

Answer: B

The methyl group is an activating, ortho/para directing group (inductive effect and hyperconjugation), so the nitro group enters mainly at the ortho and para positions.

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Nitration of toluene with a mixture of conc. HNOX3​ and conc. HX2​SOX4​ gives mainly:

Answer: B

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