Tetrahedron

Nitrocyclohexadienones: A new class of nitrating agents

M Lemaire, A Guy, J Roussel, J Guette

Index: Lemaire, Marc; Guy, Alain; Roussel, Jacques; Guette, Jean-Paul Tetrahedron, 1987 , vol. 43, # 5 p. 835 - 844

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Citation Number: 28

Abstract

Various nitrocyclohexadienones are proposed as new nitrating agents. These compounds are easy to prepare from corresponding phenols, easy to handle and stable. Nitrocyclohexadienones act as nitronium carriers using rearomatization as the driving force and permit nitration of highly activated substrates under mild conditions and with good yields.