FACILE DECARBOXYLATION OF NITROBENZENEACETIC ACIDS AS A CONVENIENT ROUTE TO ALKYLNITROBENZENES

Authors
BULL DJ FRAY MJ MACKENNY MC MALLOY KA
Citation
Dj. Bull et al., FACILE DECARBOXYLATION OF NITROBENZENEACETIC ACIDS AS A CONVENIENT ROUTE TO ALKYLNITROBENZENES, Synlett, (7), 1996, pp. 647
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Synlett → ACNP
ISSN journal
09365214
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(1996):7<647:FDONAA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A series of nitrobenzeneacetic acids was prepared in 2 steps from nitr obenzenes via the vicarious nucleophilic substitution reaction. These acids undergo mild, base-mediated decarboxylation to give a convenient 3 step synthesis of alkylnitrobenzenes.