Nitric Acid → 4-Nitrotoluene
Reaction equation
[N+:1]([O-:4])(O)=[O:2].O.[C:6]1([CH3:12])[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1>>[N+:1]([C:9]1[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:6]([CH3:12])=[CH:7][CH:8]=1)([O-:4])=[O:2]Participants
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Reactant 3
Product 1
Procedure
reacting toluene with nitric acid having an acid concentration of between about 60 and about 75 percent by weight, based upon the total amount of acid plus water, at a reaction temperature of between about 60° C. and about 75° C., and employing between about 3 and about 5 moles of nitric acid per mole of toluene, to produce mononitrotoluene,
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-4eba51f3a7444e5cac5c6b5c2c49e7ed
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1990_04
- Patent number
- US04918250
Reaction notes
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