1,2-Dichloroethane → Phenol

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A 100 mL three-necked round bottom flask fitted with reverse dean-stark apparatus was charged with 9.411 g (0.1 mol) phenol, 60 mL 1,2 dichloro ethane and 1.882 g of catalyst as prepared in example 5. The reaction flask was flushed with nitrogen. The reaction mixture was refluxed at 110° C. for 1 h followed by dropwise addition of 8.6 mL (0.133 mol) of 70% HNO3. The water formed during the reaction was removed using reverse dean-stark apparatus. The reaction was carried out for 8 h. The reaction was monitored by GC analysis. In this case, 100% phenol conversion was obtained with 46.5% 2-nitro phenol and 46.5% 4-nitro phenol. Other unidentified products were 7%.

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