The reaction of ortho-dinitrobenzenes with sodium borohydride

KJ Bird, ID Rae and AM White

Australian Journal of Chemistry 26(8) 1683 - 1688
Published: 1973

Abstract

The reaction of o-dinitrobenzene with sodium borohydride in aqueous dimethyl sulphoxide at room temperature gives nitrobenzene and benzofurazan in low yields. Deuterium is incorporated specifically into the ortho position of nitrobenzene when the reaction is performed with sodium borodeuteride. 2,3-Dinitrotoluene gives mainly m-nitrotoluene, but 3,4-dinitrotoluene gives both m- and p-nitrotoluenes.

Full text doi:10.1071/CH9731683

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