Chemical communications

[VO (H2O) 5] H [PMo12O40]-catalyzed nitration of alkanes with nitric acid

K Yamaguchi, S Shinachi, N Mizuno

Index: Yamaguchi, Kazuya; Shinachi, Satoshi; Mizuno, Noritaka Chemical Communications, 2004 , # 4 p. 424 - 425

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Abstract

Currently, nitration of lower alkanes such as propane is usually carried out using nitrogen dioxide or nitric acid under forced reaction conditions (523–673 K) because of the difficulty of activation of C–H bonds as well as nitrating agents. Under such conditions, alkanes undergo cleavage of the C–C bonds, resulting in formation of an undesirable mixture of lower alkanes and lower nitroalkanes. 5,6 In the presence of ozone at 195 K, nitrogen dioxide reacts with ...