
%0 Journal Article
%A Hartshorn, MP 
%A Ing, HT 
%A Richards, KE 
%A Sutton, KH 
%A Vaughan, J 
%T Nitration of 3,4,6-Tribromo-2,5-dimethylphenol and 3,4,5,6-Tetrabromo- 2-methylphenol; Towards a mechanism of formation of 6-Hydroxy-6-methyl- 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1982/08/01
%V 35
%N 8
%P 1635-1644
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9821635
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9821635 
%X The nitrations of the 2-methylphenols (1a) and (1b) give initially 4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienones (6), which undergo further reaction to yield 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones (4). Reactions of these and other related compounds are reported which point towards a mechanism of formation of substituted 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones from 2-methylphenols. 
