A green chemical approach for nitration of aromatic compounds

Authors

  • Arpita Dugar Photochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, 313002 (Raj.)
  • Anil Kumar Photochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, 313002 (Raj.)
  • Rameshwar Ameta Government Meera Girls College, Udaipur – 313002 (Raj.)
  • Suresh C. Ameta Photochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, 313002 (Raj.)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2009.206

Keywords:

photochemical nitration, aromatic, phenol, salicylic acid, ecofriendly

Abstract

Photochemical aromatic nitration of phenol and salicylic acid has been carried out in the presence of UV radiations and formation of products has been observed spectrophotometrically. The effect of various operating variables like pH, concentration of nitrite ion, formate ion, phenol and salicylic acid, etc. on the rate of the reaction has also been observed. A tentative mechanism involving NO2· radicals has been proposed for photochemical nitration of phenol and salicylic acid.

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Published

2009-12-15

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Dugar, A., Kumar, A., Ameta, R., & Ameta, S. C. (2009). A green chemical approach for nitration of aromatic compounds. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 28(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2009.206

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Organic Chemistry

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