Chemistry Letters

Regioselective nitration of aromatic hydrocarbons by metallic nitrates on the K10 montmorillonite under Menke conditions.

P Laszlo, J Vandormael

Index: Laszlo, Pierre; Vandormael, Joseph Chemistry Letters, 1988 , p. 1843 - 1846

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Citation Number: 13

Abstract

Aromatic hydrocarbons are nitrated with good regioselectivities by clay-supported cupric nitrate in the presence of acetic anhydride. The procedure commends itself by its simplicity and gives useful yields (75–98%). In each case, the predominant product can be predicted by consideration of the Hückel HOMO for the aromatic ring.