Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques: NEET 2026

Medium· Methods of Purification of Organic Compounds (Distillation)· +4 / −1

Two products X and Y are formed in the following reaction sequence. Question diagram

Benzene is methylated with

\mathrm{CH_3Cl}

/anhydrous

\mathrm{AlCl_3}

to give toluene (W), which on nitration gives the ortho and para nitrotoluenes (X and Y). The suitable method that can be used for the separation of products X and Y is:

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