Nitration of Aromatic Compounds Using N-bromosuccinimide, Sodium Nitrite and Wet SiO2 as a Mild and Selective System

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Chemistry Department, College of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, P.O. Box 61357-43169 Ahvaz, I.R. IRAN

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The nitration of aromatic compounds is one of the most important industrial processes and is the subject of a large body of literature. In this study, the use of N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of NaNO2 and wet SiO2 as a mild and safe method was studied for the nitration of aromatic compounds. These reactions occur under mild, neutral and heterogenic conditions. This system can be applied to a wide range of acid-sensitive substrates in comparison to traditional methods.

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