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How will you convert benzene into p - nitrotoluene?

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Friedel crafts alkylation of benzene with methyl chloride in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride gives toluene.
nitration of toluene with a mixture of dil nitric acid and dil sulphuric acid gives a mixture of ortho and para nitro toluene which are separated by fractional distillation.
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