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Current Organic Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1385-2728
ISSN (Online): 1875-5348

Regioselectivity of the Liquid-phase Mononitration of Weakly Activated Arenes Over Cross-linked Clays

Author(s): Xinhua Peng, Xiongzi Dong and Yanfang Tai

Volume 16, Issue 12, 2012

Page: [1549 - 1553] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/138527212800672565

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Abstract

Methodology of a selection and environmental economy in nitration reaction of aromatics will be rather attractive to replace traditional sulfonitric acid process in industry. The cross-linked pillared clays originated from a natural bentonite show an obviously selective catalysis in nitration reaction of alkylbenzenes by respectively using nitric acid and a nitrogen dioxide/molecular oxygen system when compared with Kyodai-nitration. Several hydroxyl-aluminum cross-linked bentonites (Al-CLB, NH4Al-CLB, HAl-CLB, LaAl- CLB) were prepared in various conditions from a natural bentonite with polymeric cationic complexes of aluminum as pillars or crosslinkers. When they were applied in the nitration of weakly activated aromatic substrates, a para-preferential nitration is achieved.

Keywords: Alkylbenzenes, clays, Kyodai-nitration, Nitration, Nitric acid, Nitrogen dioxide, Regioselectivity


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