Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : On nitration of m-xylene with HNO 3 , H 2 SO 4 followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major product. Stat

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Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : On nitration of m-xylene with $HNO_{3}, H_{2} SO_{4}$ followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major product. Statement (II) : $- CH_{3}$ group is o/p-directing while $- NO_{2}$ group is m-directing group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Question diagram: Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : On nitratio

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Statement - I
Statement-II $- CH_{3}$ group is o/p directing while $- NO_{2}$ group is meta directing.

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Statement - I Statement-II − CH 3 ​ group is o/p directing while − NO 2 ​ group is meta directing.

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