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Abstract
A novel and efficient method is developed for the selective mono nitration of anthraquinone (1). A mixture of fuming nitric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid in carbon tetrachloride is introduced as a new nitrating system for the high yield preparation of 1-nitroanthraquinone.