Two products X and Y are formed in the following reaction sequence. C ₆ H ₆ + CH ₃ Cl Anhydr. AlCl ₃ W [ warm ] dil. HNO ₃ + dil. H ₂ SO ₄ X + Y The suitable method that can be used for the separation of products X and Y is :

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The reaction of benzene with methyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl ₃ is a Friedel-Crafts alkylation, which yields toluene (W). C ₆ H ₆ + CH ₃ Cl Anhydr. AlCl ₃ C ₆ H ₅ CH ₃ Nitration of toluene with a mixture of HNO ₃ and H ₂ SO ₄ yields a mixture of ortho-nitrotoluene and para-nitrotoluene as the major products (X and Y). C ₆ H ₅ CH ₃ [ warm ] dil. HNO ₃ + dil. H ₂ SO ₄ o-nitrotoluene + p-nitrotoluene The boiling point of o-nitrotoluene is 222^ C and that of p-nitrotoluene is 238^ C . Since the differe