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Nitration of toluene (methylbenzene) is an electrophilic substitution reaction in which methyl group acts as EDG (electron donating group) that will enhance electron density (negative) charge on ortho and para position therefore in the presence of Conc, H2SO4,  NO2+ reagent (nitronium ion) attacked on benzene ring and form 57% ortho nitrotoluene 37% para nitrotoluene and 3% meta nitrotoluene.

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