FeBr2-catalyzed chlorination of aromatic compounds with ButOCl
- Resource Type
- Original Paper
- Authors
- Bayguzina, A. R.; Gallyamova, L. I.; Asadullin, R. R.; Ramazanov, I. R.
- Source
- Russian Chemical Bulletin. 72(10):2345-2349
- Subject
- tert-butyl hypochlorite
chlorination
alkylarenes
phenols
2-chloro-4-nitrophenol
iron-containing catalysts
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1066-5285
1573-9171
A method for the FeBr2-catalyzed chlorination of alkyl and oxy derivatives of benzene with ButOCl has been developed. Chlorination of 4-nitrophenol gave 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol (nitrofungin) in 90 % yield.