Question
In the Nitration of m-xylene through aromatic electrophilic substitution, where would the NO2 most likely attach?
Here is my rationalization: Since both methyl groups are O/P directors it would be more likely to attach to carbons 2, 4 and 6. Additionally, Carbons 4, and 6 produce 2 sp2 stabilized resonance structures to carbon 2's 1 stabilized structure. So I would think 4 and 6 would be about equal with 2 being the runner up?
Did I miss anything?