Addition of nitronium ion ipso to halogen occurs on nitration of the p-haloanisoles in acetic anhydride at-60° C. In the cases of p-fluoro-and p-chloro-anisole, addition of the nitronium ion is reversible and only small amounts of ipso products are obtained. With p-bromoanisole nitrodebromination occurs. When p-halophenyl ethers containing a trapping substituent, eg, 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropanoic acid, are used as substrates, substantial amounts ...