Scandium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate catalyzed aromatic nitration with inorganic nitrates and acetic anhydride.

…, S Takeda, K Yamashita, H Abe, T Harayama

Index: Kawada, Atsushi; Takeda, Shigemitsu; Yamashita, Kazumi; Abe, Hitoshi; Harayama, Takashi Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2002 , vol. 50, # 8 p. 1060 - 1065

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Abstract

The rare earth metal (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate (rare earth metal (III) triflate, RE (OTf) 3) was found to be an efficient catalyst for aromatic nitration with carboxylic anhydride– inorganic nitrate as the nitrating agent. In the presence of a catalytic amount of RE (OTf) 3, the nitration of substituted benzenes proceeded to afford the corresponding nitrobenzenes. Especially, scandium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate (scandium (III) triflate, Sc (OTf) 3) is ...