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Offline Aerosolid

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Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« on: March 25, 2017, 03:08:18 PM »
Do you know the mechanism of this transformation? :)

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2017, 04:36:43 PM »
I've never seen this transformation before and I am somewhat puzzled as to how this works. Any suggestions would be appreciated (:

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2017, 05:58:41 PM »
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhet.5570160741/abstract - perhaps (I don't have access to the full article, sadly)

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2017, 01:08:35 PM »
ipso nitration followed by re-aromatisation with loss of formic acid ?


http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ar50104a002
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed060p937

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2017, 02:05:50 PM »
ipso nitration boosted by o-, p-methoxy- conjugation and followed by rearomatisation with loss of CO?

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2017, 02:37:01 AM »
ipso nitration boosted by o-, p-methoxy- conjugation and followed by rearomatisation with loss of CO?

Could be.  I thought loss of formic acid from the hydrate looked easier (and the nitration should be faster for the hydrate since its no longer deactivated by an EWG), but I guess loss of CO is reasonable, especially since the driving force for rearomatisation is so high... Which do people think looks more plausible?

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2017, 09:49:51 AM »
Without experimental data, it’s not easy to conclude whether formic or CO loss (e.g. formic acid isolation or CO trapping). But if the nitration occurs via the formation of the highly toxic CO, then the reaction procedure is dangerous and appropriate safety measures, must be taken.

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2017, 11:08:33 AM »
The aldehyde proton isn't that acidic, and as such I think via the hydrate and release of formic acid is more likely, especially given the conditions.

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Re: Mechanism of direct nitration at substituted benzaldehyde
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2017, 11:37:04 AM »
I agree. But if nitric oxidation of formic acid occurs, given the reaction conditions?

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