
%0 Journal Article
%A Hartshorn, MP 
%A Richards, KE 
%A Thompson, RS 
%A Vaughan, J 
%T The nitration of 2,4,5-Trimethylphenol, 3,4,6-Trimethyl-2-nitrophenol and their acetates
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1981/06/01
%V 34
%N 6
%P 1345-1347
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9811345
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9811345 
%X Nitration with fuming nitric acid of 2,4,5-trimethylphenol (1a), its acetate (1b), 3,4,6-trimethyl-2-nitrophenol (2a) or its acetate (2b) gives the 3,4,6-trimethyl-2,4-dinitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienone (3) in high yield. Some transformations of this dinitro ketone (3) are described. 
