(3) To whom inquiries with respect to this research should be made.(4)(a) A. Hantzsch and A. Rinckenberger. Bcr., 51, 628 (1899).(b) This reaction is presumed to involve attack of the base on the positive nitrogen atom of a nitro group. An alternate possibility, though less attractive, involves displacement attack on oxygen of a nitro group to give the corresponding nitrito derivative. These two possible processes can not be differentiated from the results ...
