Nitric Acid → 4-Nitrotoluene

HRID 2413379Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2413379 reaction equation
S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[N+:6]([O-:9])(O)=[O:7].[C:10]1([CH3:16])[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1>>[N+:6]([C:13]1[CH:14]=[CH:15][C:10]([CH3:16])=[CH:11][CH:12]=1)([O-:9])=[O:7]

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 944Nitric AcidHCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 1140Toluene

Product 1

HCID 74734-Nitrotoluene

Procedure

nitrating toluene in a first nitration stage with an aqueous mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid to form a mononitrotoluene containing organic phase and a first aqueous spent acid phase containing nitric acid,

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-07ec294fc7f044d3a428826dba020c14
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_01
Patent number
US04496782

Reaction notes

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