Among the following compounds the one that is most reactive towards electrophilic nitration is :
A
toluene
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B
benzene
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C
benzoic Acid
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D
nitrobenzene
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Solution
The correct option is A toluene toluene contains electron donating methyl group which shows +I effect and increases the electron density on benzene ring thus making it suitable for electrophilic substitution reaction,