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Toluene is nitrated and the resulting product is reduced with tin and hydrochloric acid. The product so obtained is diazotised and then heated with cuprous bromide. The reaction mixture so formed contains:

Answer: (A)

Solution

Nitration of toluene (an -director) gives mainly - and -nitrotoluene. reduces the nitro group to , giving - and -toluidine. Diazotisation converts to the diazonium

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