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Selective nitration of phenol derivatives
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, (2008/06/13)
Process for preparing 4-nitrophenol derivatives of formula (IV) with high selectivity, which comprises converting phenols to diphenyl oxalate derivatives of formula (III) and conducting nitration reaction and hydrolysis to give said 4-nitrophenol derivatives. STR1 In the above formulae, R is, the same or different from each other, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a halogen atom; an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a formyl group; a nitrile group; --COOR1 (R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms); --CONR2 R3 (R2 and R3 are, the same or different from each other, hydrogen atom(s) or alkyl group(s) having 1 to 4 carbon atoms); or --COR4 (R4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms), and R is not substituted at the 4-position of the phenyl ring and not substituted at the 2- and 6-positions of the phenyl ring at the same time, and, n is 1, 2 or 3.
