Ultrasonic and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of β-Nitro Styrenes and Nitro Phenols with Tertiary Butyl Nitrite under Acid-Free Conditions

• DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2012.735331
• Publication Date: 2013-04-17T15:08:14Z
• Authors: M. Satish Kumar; K. C. Rajanna; K. Rajendar Reddy; M. Venkateswarlu; P. Venkanna
• Keywords: Cinnamic acid; Nitric acid

Abstract Tertiary butyl nitrite (TBN) is an acid-free and safe nitrating agent that provides preferentially β-nitrostyrenes with cinnamic acids corresponding nitro derivatives phenols in good yields under classical conditions. However, ultrasonic microwave-assisted reactions reduced the reaction times substantially enhanced from to excellent. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications® view free supplemental file.