
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hartshorn, MP 
A1  - Ing, HT 
A1  - Richards, KE 
A1  - Sutton, KH 
A1  - Vaughan, J 
T1  - 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
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1982
VL  - 35
IS  - 8
SP  - 1635
EP  - 1644
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9821635 
N2  - 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. 
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