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Among the following compounds the one that is most reactive towards electrophilic nitration is :

A
toluene
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benzene
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C
benzoic Acid
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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,

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