Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : On nitration of m-xylene with HNO3, H2SO4 followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1,3- dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major products. Statement (II

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Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : On nitration of m-xylene with HNO3, H2SO4 followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1,3- dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major products. Statement (II) : –CH3 group is o/p-directing while –NO2 group is m-directing group. In the light of the above statements, choose he correct answer from the options given below :

(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. Above two isomers of C9H12 have four different sites for aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction.

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