''o''-Nitroanisole is an
organic compound with the formula CH
3OC
6H
4NO
2. Three isomers of
nitroanisole Nitroanisole can refer to any of the three possible isomers of nitroanisole:
* ''o''-Nitroanisole (2-nitroanisole)
* ''m''-Nitroanisole (3-nitroanisole)
* ''p''-Nitroanisole (4-nitroanisole)
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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:
: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