
%0 Journal Article
%A Christoffersen, HD 
%A Hartshorn, MP 
%A Richards, KE 
%T The nitration in acetic acid of 9-Acetoxy- and 9-Methoxy-10-phenylanthracenes
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1977/08/01
%V 30
%N 8
%P 1865-1868
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9771865
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9771865 
%X Nitration of 9-acetoxy-10-phenylanthracene (1a) in acetic acid gives the nitro diacetate (2a), 10-acetoxy-10-phenylanthrone (3), 10-hydroxy- 10-phenylanthrone (4) and 10-nitro-10-phenylanthrone (5), the 10- acetoxy (3) and 10-hydroxy (4) compounds being formed from the unstable nitro diacetate (2a). Nitration ipso to the acetoxy group in (1a) is therefore the major (c. 80%) reaction pathway. Nitration of the 9- methoxy compound (1b) gives predominantly (> 80%) the 10-nitro compound (5) and small amounts of the 10-acetoxy compound (3). 
