Aromatic nitro compounds are versatile building blocks in organic synthesis [1]. They have also found widespread applications as pharmaceuticals, dyes, and materials [2]. Traditional methods for the synthesis of nitroaromatics are via direct electrophilic aromatic substitution in the presence of mixtures of nitric and sulfuric acid, or dinitrogen pentoxide. However, these methods suffer from issues of arrow functional group compatibility and poor regioselectivity. Further, ...
