Which from following is obtained as major product when methoxybenzene is treated with nitrating mixture?

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Methoxybenzene (anisole) undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution when treated with a nitrating mixture (conc. HNO ₃ and conc. H ₂ SO ₄ ). The - OCH ₃ group is an electron-donating group through the +R effect, which increases the electron density at the ortho and para positions of the benzene ring. Thus, it acts as an ortho, para-directing group. Nitration of methoxybenzene yields a mixture of 2-nitroanisole (ortho product) and 4-nitroanisole (para product). Due to steric hindrance at the ortho position caused