4-tert-Butyltoluene → 4-Tert-butyl-1-methyl-2-nitrobenzene

Reaktionsgleichung

[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([CH3:11])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2].F[B-](F)(F)F.[O:17]=[N+:18]=[O:19]>C(#N)C.O>[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([CH3:11])=[C:9]([N+:18]([O-:19])=[O:17])[CH:10]=1)([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2]

Komponenten

Versuchsvorschrift

To a solution of 4-tert-butyl toluene (33.7 mmol) in acetonitrile (150 mL) at 0° C. was added nitronium tetrafluoroborate (40.5 mmol). After 30 min at room temperature, the reaction was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine and dried (MgSO4). Removal of the volatiles in vacuo left a residue; flash chromatography using 10% methylene chloride/petroleum ether as eluent provided 4-tert-butyl-2-nitrotoluene.