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Given below are two statements: Statement (I): On nitration of m-xylene with HNO3, H2SO4 followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1, 3-dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major product. Statement (II): CH3 group is o/p-directing while -NO2 group is m-directing. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
2. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
4. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Correct answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Solution

Both statements are accurate; the methyl group in m-xylene directs electrophilic substitution to the ortho and para positions, while the nitro group directs it to the meta position. Consequently, the nitration of m-xylene followed by oxidation indeed leads to the formation of 4-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid as the major product.

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