The mechanism of aromatic nitration by tetranitromethane
β Scribed by Neil S. Isaacs; Obaid Hassan Abed
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
Aromatm nitrations by tetramtromethane are shown to be photochemically initiated and are believed to proceed via trinitromethyl nitrite. Tetranitromethane ( TNM) has become known as a mild and somewhat unpredictable nitrating agent of aromatic rings. It will give, for example, some 70% of 3-nitro-4-dimethylamlnotoluene when treated with p-toluldme at room temperature 1 . Azulene is nitrated in the 1-position m good yield 2 and several nucleophflic heterocycles react ltkewise 394 . Phenols, as phenoxlde ions, are &rated m variable yield at posltlons typical of an electrophllm attack although frequently accompamed by products of radical couplmg. P-cresol,
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