Chloro- and bromo-demethoxylation of methoxypolynitroaryl systems

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00201-3

Various reagents for effecting halogenodemethoxylation of methoxy substituted polynitrophenyl and -biphenyl systems have been investigated, and the preferred procedures for achieving chloro- and bromo-demethoxylation in high yield have been identified.