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Which of the following applies corretly to toluene

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When heated with limited amount of CHLORINE as Benzyl chloride is formed
When trated with `Cl_(2)` in presence of `ZnCl_(2)`, ORTHO and para chloro toluene are formed
When heated with `AlCl_(3)` alone it undergoes disproportionation
when treated with conc. `HNO_(3)` in the presence of conc. `H_(2)SO_4`. All three isomeric NITROTOLUENES are formed with their relatie yield paragtmetagtortho

Solution :`CH_(3)` is an ortho-para DIRECTOR. Benzylic chlorination takes place at high temperature in the absence of Louis acid.


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