CH\_3 Conc HNO\_3 | Chemistry - Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (Nitration of Benzene and its Derivatives) | SolveeIt

Question

$CH_3$

Conc $HNO_3$

Answer

The products formed are 2-nitrotoluene (ortho-nitrotoluene) and 4-nitrotoluene (para-nitrotoluene).

Explanation

Solution

Toluene undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution (nitration) with concentrated nitric acid. The methyl group (-CH $_3$ ) on the benzene ring is an activating and ortho-para directing group. Thus, the nitronium ion ( $NO_2^+$ ) electrophile attacks the ortho and para positions, yielding 2-nitrotoluene and 4-nitrotoluene as products.

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