ABC26OR0308 · Reagents Reaction Mechanisms and Named Reactions
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reagents Reaction Mechanisms and Named Reactions · Topic: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions – General · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2016 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The major product formed in the dinitration of 4-bromotoulene is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
The mechanism of the reaction is shown below: When meta directing group is meta to the ortho-para directing group then incoming electrophiles goes ortho to the m-directing group.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.