Question

How will you convert benzene into 1) m- nitrochlorobenzene 2) p- nitrotoluene?

Answer 1

Here Nitro benzene is Meta directing group .

So Chlorine attacks on Meta position.

Now;

In second part I had used conc hno3 or fuming hno3

u ll also use conc h2so4 + conc hno3 for better yield.