TY - DATA T1 - Improved Protocol for Mononitration of Phenols with Bismuth(III) and Iron(III) Nitrates PY - 2014/11/26 AU - Małgorzata Wąsińska AU - Anna Korczewska AU - Mirosław Giurg AU - Jacek Skarżewski UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Improved_Protocol_for_Mononitration_of_Phenols_with_Bismuth_III_and_Iron_III_Nitrates/1181981 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.1181981.v3 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1800805 KW - ambient temperature KW - phenol KW - nitrate KW - bi KW - mononitration KW - fe KW - multigram procedure KW - overnitrated compounds KW - bismuth KW - acetone KW - 0.5 equivalents KW - reflux N2 - A simple and efficient multigram procedure was developed for the selective mononitration of various activated phenols. The reaction proceeded smoothly with 0.5 equivalents of Bi(NO3)3 · 5H2O or Fe(NO3)3 · 9H2O in acetone at ambient temperature or at reflux. The desired products were isolated in 62–93% total yield and essentially no overnitrated compounds were detected. ER -