''o''-Nitroanisole is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
with the formula CH
3OC
6H
4NO
2. Three isomers of
nitroanisole exist, but the o-isomer is the most commercially important. It is a colorless liquid.
It is prepared by treatment of
''o''-chloronitrobenzene with
sodium methoxide
Sodium methoxide is the simplest sodium alkoxide. With the formula , it is a white solid, which is formed by the deprotonation of methanol. Itis a widely used reagent in industry and the laboratory. It is also a dangerously caustic base.
P ...
:
:NaOCH
3 + ClC
6H
4NO
2 → CH
3OC
6H
4NO
2 + NaCl
The resulting 2-chloronitrobenzene can reduced to o-anisidine, which is a precursor to dyes.
References
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Nitrobenzenes