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Nitration of toluene mainly occurs at para positin

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nitration of toluene follows ESR mechanism. CH3 group of toluene is activating group (also an ortho para directing group) and it activates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution reaction.
the electrophile is directed to the ortho and para positions to give the major product.
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