Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon

A fast and mild method for nitration of aromatic rings

AR Hajipour, AE Ruoho

Index: Hajipour, Abdol R.; Ruoho, Arnold E. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2004 , vol. 179, # 2 p. 221 - 226

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Abstract

The use of benzyltriphenylphosphonium nitrate (PhCH 2 Ph3P+ NO3−)(BTPPN) as a useful reagent for nitration aromatic compounds in the presence of methanesulfonic anhydride under solvent-free conditions is described. This methodology is useful for nitration of activated aromatic rings.