Answer:
a) ortho-para isomers predominates
b) 3-nitrobenzoic acid ( meta isomer predominates)
c) 3-bromo nitrobenzene ( meta isomer predominates)
d) the ortho- para isomers predominates
Explanation:
a) Toluene contains -CH3 which is an ortho- para- director hence the major product of the sulphonation of toluene should be the ortho- para isomers.
b) The major product of the nitration of benzoic acid is 3-nitrobenzoic acid. This is an electrophilic substitution in which the meta isomer predominates.
c) The meta isomer predominates giving 3-bromo nitrobenzene as the major product.
d) The isopropyl group is an ortho- para director hence the ortho- para isomers predominates .