Question: Cumene (isopropylbenzene) is a relatively inexpensive commercially available starting material. Show how you could prepare m-isopropylnitrobenzene from cumene.

Cumene (isopropylbenzene) is a relatively inexpensive commercially available starting material. Show how you could prepare m-isopropylnitrobenzene from cumene.

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