Issue 46, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Convenient and mild synthesis of nitroarenes by metal-free nitration of arylboronic acids†

Xiao-Feng Wu,*a   Johannes Schranck,b   Helfried Neumannb  and  Matthias Beller*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
E-mail: wuxf_1985@126.com

b Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
E-mail: matthias.beller@catalysis.de
Fax: +49 381-1281-5000

Abstract

A novel methodology for the direct nitration of arylboronic acids has been developed. By using inexpensive tert-butyl nitrite various aromatic nitro compounds are produced in moderate to good yields (45–87%) without the need of any catalyst.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15484B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Sep 2011
Accepted
11 Oct 2011
First published
31 Oct 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 12462-12463

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Convenient and mild synthesis of nitroarenes by metal-free nitration of arylboronic acids

X. Wu, J. Schranck, H. Neumann and M. Beller, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12462 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15484B

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