Question

the nitration of toluene is easier in comparison with that of benzene why ?​

Answer 1

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Toluene has a methyl group on the benzene ring which is electron releasing group and hence activate the benzene ring by pushing the electrons on the benzene ring. The methyl group hence makes it around 25 times more reactive than benzene. Therefore it undergoes nitration easily than benzene.

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Answer 2

The nitration of toluene is easier in comparison with that of benzene because of the presence of the active methyl group in toluene.

• The presence of the group CH₃ increases the reactivity of toluene towards nitration.
• The CH₃ group is an electron-donating group and pushes the electrons toward the ring and activates it for nitration.
• But no such activation of the benzene ring happens in benzene.
• Thus, the nitration of toluene gets easier than that of benzene.