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HRID 1759453Generated: November 4, 2026

Nitric Acid → 1-Nitro-4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
Reactant5-Tert-butyl-m-xyleneHCID 7378—
Product1-Nitro-4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethylbenzeneHCID 223390—

Reaction Steps

contacting the 1,3-dimethyl-5-tertiary-butylbenzene with nitric acid in the presence of a mercuric acetate catalyst at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 100° C. to form 2-nitro-1,3-dimethyl-5-tertiary-butylbenzene;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04340758
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_07
ORD IDord-5a01a0e11d5a48799a8de750f6bd3657
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_07