Nitration of 9, 10-Dimethylanthracene and 9, 10-Diethylanthracene

H Suzuki, H Yoneda, T Hanafusa

Index: Suzuki,H. et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1974 , vol. 47, p. 3106 - 3108

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Abstract

9, 10-Dimethylanthracene gave 9-nitromethyl-10-methylanthracene as a major product, when treated with fuming nitric acid in dichloromethane at low temperatures. In contrast, 9, 10-diethylanthracene yielded 9-nitro-10-hydroxy-9, 10-diethyl-9, 10-dihydroanthracene, which in refluxing alcohol was readily converted into 9, 10-dialkoxy-9, 10-diethyl-9, 10- dihydroanthracene. Possible reaction sequences for the side-chain nitration have been ...