Mild and Selective Nitration of Phenols by Zeofen

Abstract

Certain phenols and naphthols were nitrated regioselectively with zeofen in dichloromethane as solvent at room temperature and in a short reaction time to give good yields.

Keywords:

• nitration
• phenols
• zeofen

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the Teacher Training University Research Council for the partial financial support. We are also grateful to Dr. B. Mohajerani, Petrochemical Research Center of Iran, for a gift of zeolite.