o-Nitroanisole is an organic compound with the formula CH3OC6H4NO2. 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:[1]
- NaOCH3 + ClC6H4NO2 → CH3OC6H4NO2 + NaCl
The resulting 2-chloronitrobenzene can be reduced to o-anisidine, which is a precursor to dyes.
References
- ^ Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 978-3527306732.
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