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Tetrahydrocannabinol can be nitrated with nitric and sulfuric acids to produce a nitrated derivative. Identify the most likely position of nitration on the aromatic ring, assuming no side reactions occur. Write a detailed mechanism for this transformation. Show generation of the electrophile.

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I think it’s both and answer a because yes
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