Nitric Acid → 1,2-Dichloro-3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzene

HRID 616868Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 616868 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:9]([F:12])([F:11])[F:10])[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]=1[Cl:8].S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[N+:18]([O-])([OH:20])=[O:19]>>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:9]([F:12])([F:10])[F:11])[CH:5]=[C:6]([N+:18]([O-:20])=[O:19])[C:7]=1[Cl:8]

Participants

4

Procedure

A mixture of 3,4-dichloro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene (430 g., 2.0 moles), concentrated sulphuric acid (1200 ml.) and concentrated nitric acid (1200 ml., excess) was stirred at 90°-100° C for one half hours. The mixture was then cooled and the acid phase discarded. The organic phase was washed with water, dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, potassium carbonate solution, dried, and distilled to give an approximately equal mixture (456 g., 89%) of 3,4-dichloro-α,α,α-trifluoro-5-nitrotoluene and 3,4-dichloro-α,α,α-trifluoro-6-nitrotoluene, b.p. 86° C/3 mm.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture was then cooled
  2. washThe organic phase was washed with water, dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, potassium carbonate solution
  3. customdried
  4. distillationdistilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5a77db1edef642cab9e042f04a897019
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_02
Patent number
US04076741

Reaction notes

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