Interpretation:
Using the resonance structures of the intermediates the observation that the electrophilic substitution of 3-phenylpropanenitrile occurs at ortho and para positions, but reaction with 3-phenylpropenenitrile occurs at the meta position is to be explained.
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Using the resonance structures of the intermediates, the observation that the electrophilic substitution of 3-phenylpropanenitrile occurs at ortho and para positions, but reaction with 3-phenylpropenenitrile occurs at the meta position is to be explained.
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