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Nitration of toluene with and gives mainly

  1. A3-nitrotoluene only
  2. Bnitrobenzene
  3. Ca mixture of 2-nitrotoluene and 4-nitrotoluene
  4. D2,4,6-trinitrotoluene only

Answer: C

The methyl group is an activating, ortho/para directing group (+I and hyperconjugation). Under mononitration conditions the main products are therefore the ortho and para isomers, with only a trace of the meta isomer.
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