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Chemistry of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile. 1. Nitro group substitution in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles. Factors favoring substitution of the ortho-nitro group

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The direction of the nitro group substitution (the ratio of the ortho/para substitution) in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles (MeO–, RS–, and N3 –) as well as of HCl was studied. The factors favoring ortho substitution were revealed.

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  1. N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky prosp., 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation

    I. L. Dalinger, T. I. Cherkasova, S. S. Vorob"ev, A. V. Aleksandrov, G. P. Popova & S. A. Shevelev

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Dalinger, I.L., Cherkasova, T.I., Vorob"ev, S.S. et al. Chemistry of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile. 1. Nitro group substitution in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles. Factors favoring substitution of the ortho-nitro group. Russian Chemical Bulletin 50, 2401–2405 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015043815242

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