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Nitration of 3,4,6-Tribromo-2,5-dimethylphenol and 3,4,5,6-Tetrabromo- 2-methylphenol; Towards a mechanism of formation of 6-Hydroxy-6-methyl- 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones

MP Hartshorn, HT Ing, KE Richards, KH Sutton and J Vaughan

Australian Journal of Chemistry 35(8) 1635 - 1644
Published: 1982

Abstract

The nitrations of the 2-methylphenols (1a) and (1b) give initially 4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienones (6), which undergo further reaction to yield 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones (4). Reactions of these and other related compounds are reported which point towards a mechanism of formation of substituted 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones from 2-methylphenols.

https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9821635

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