1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene → 1,1'-Oxybis(4-nitrobenzene)

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A 250 ml shaker bomb is charged with 79 g (0.50 mole) p-nitrochlorobenzene, 43 g n-butanol, 3 g (0.03 mole) potassium acetate, and 30 g (0.28 mole) sodium carbonate. The reactor is purged with nitrogen and heated to and maintained at 200° C. under autogenous pressure for 9 hours. No increase in pressure is observed and no 4,4'-dinitrodiphenyl ether is formed. This example illustrates that the reaction will not proceed using a protic solvent.

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