A nitro group distorting 2-quinolone skeleton

Authors
Nishiwaki, N Tanaka, C Asahara, M Asaka, N Tohda, Y Ariga, M
Citation
N. Nishiwaki et al., A nitro group distorting 2-quinolone skeleton, HETEROCYCLE, 51(3), 1999, pp. 567-574
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
HETEROCYCLES
ISSN journal
03855414 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
567 - 574
Database
ISI
SICI code
0385-5414(19990301)51:3<567:ANGD2S>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
1-Methyl-3,6,8-trinitro-2-quinolone shows high reactivity compared with 1-m ethyl-3,6-dinitro-2-quinolone. It was found the 8-nitro group activates a 2 -quinolone ring sterically rather than electronically.