Mild and Selective Nitration by "Claycop"

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00116a034

A one-pot nitration of aromatic compounds by "claycop", a reagent consisting of an acidic montmorillonite clay impregnated with anhydrous cupric nitrate, is reported.Simply by varying the conditions, it is possible to drive the reaction at will toward either mono- or polynitration.Both the yields and selectivities are superior to those obtained under homogeneous reaction conditions.