The sulfonation of phenanthrene. I. A new monosulfonate

LF Fieser

Index: Fieser Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1929 , vol. 51, p. 2468

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Citation Number: 30

Abstract

After a series of careful investigations, the results of which were published in 1902, Werner and his students1 were able to show that three phenanthrene sulfonic acids may be obtained by the action of concentrated or fuming sulfuric acid on the hydrocarbon. Various methods of separating these isomers were elaborated and the compounds were all carefully identified and characterized. The yields, however, were poor, and the separation was a ...