NATURAL BENTONITE CLAY/DILUTE HNO3 (40%)—A MILD, EFFICIENT, AND REUSABLE CATALYST/REAGENT SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE MONO NITRATION …

…, G Narayan, V Sreekumar, M Lalithambika

Index: Bahulayan, Damodaran; Narayan, Gopinathan; Sreekumar, Vellalath; Lalithambika, Malathy Synthetic Communications, 2002 , vol. 32, # 23 p. 3565 - 3574

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ABSTRACT Selective mono nitration of Aromatic hydrocarbons and benzylic oxidations can be achieved in high yield using reusable catalyst/reagent system consisting of bentonite clay and dilute HNO3 under relatively mild experimental conditions. The dual behavior of the catalyst reagent system is utilized for the regioselective synthesis of a variety of industrially important compounds.