[natel8484]

The question asks to start with benzene and add a tert-butyl group and a nitro group meta to each other. I know i cant add the nitro group first and do a friedel-crafts because the nitro is too deactivating. I was thinking of adding the tert-butyl by friedel-crafts akylation first but then didn't know how to add the nitro group considering the tert-butyl is an o/p director. Any advice?

Edit* Nevermind, just figured it out.

[agrobert]

Whats your solution?  If you start a thread you should finish it.