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Out of benzene, m-dinitrobenzene and toluene, which will undergo nitration most easily and why?

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Nitration of benzene is an electrophilic substitution reaction. If there is presence of any electron releasing group such as `-CH_3`, it activates the benzene nucleus toward electrophilic substitution. If. any electron withdrawing group, such as `- NO_2` is present on benzene ring, it will deactivate benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution reaction.
So order of ease of nitration is like
Toluene `gt` Benzene `gt` m-dinitrobenzene
So toluene will undergo reaction more easily.
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