
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Alcorn, PGE 
A1  - Wells, PR 
T1  - Nitration of the methylnaphthalenes
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1965
VL  - 18
IS  - 9
SP  - 1377
EP  - 1389
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9651377 
N2  - The nitration of naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, and 2-methylnaphthalene has been studied under a variety of conditions. Relative rates by competition and isomer distributions have been determined using gas chromatographic analyses. The derived partial rate factors are discussed in terms of various nitration mechanisms and the effect of the methyl group on reactivity in the naphthalene system.   A simple route to 1-methyl-8-nitronaphthalene is described. 
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