draw a mechanism that explains how the nitro-substituted aromatic products observed in your reaction were formed

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draw a mechanism that explains how the nitro-substitutedaromatic products observed in your reaction were formed

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Let us consider nitration of tolueneThis is an Electrophilic Aromatic SubstitutionReactionEASRStrong inorganic acids HNO3 and H2SO4 forms a strong highlyreactive Nitronium ion NO2 an electrophileelectron density of toluene attacks this electrophileNO2 ion and forms first complex    See Answer
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