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WBJEE · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Toluene reacts with mixed acid at \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to produce

  1. A nearly equal amounts of \(\underline{o}\) - and \(\underline{m}\) - nitrotoluene
  2. B \(\underline{p}\) nitrotoluene (only)
  3. C Predominantly \(\underline{\mathrm{o}}\) - nitrotoluene and \(\underline{p}\) - nitrotoluene
  4. D 2, 4, 6- trinitrotoluene (only)
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(C) Predominantly \(\underline{\mathrm{o}}\) - nitrotoluene and \(\underline{p}\) - nitrotoluene

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