K. Krohn et al., ZIRCONIUM-CATALYZED OXIDATION OF PRIMARY AROMATIC-AMINES TO NITRO-COMPOUNDS USING TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 339(4), 1997, pp. 335-339
A broad range of primary aromatic amines (1a-x) with electron donating
and accepting substituents are oxidized in good to excellent yields t
o the nitro compounds 3a-x using tert-butylhydroperoxide as the oxidan
t and Zr(OtBu)(4) as the catalyst. The corresponding nitroso compounds
2m, 2n, 2s and 2u can be isolated in the conversion of electron-rich
anilines 1m, 1n, 1s and 1u. The aminopyridines 5a-d are also converted
to the corresponding nitropyridines 6a-d, but in lower yields (41-47%
).