Organonitro compounds, especially, aromatic nitro compounds are important moieties in various pharmaceuticals, dyes, and materials. Instead of using strong acid conditions ( nitric acid/sulphuric acid) for nitration which is often poor regioselective, modern process of cross-coupling of potassium oraganotrifluoroborates and sodium nitrite in the presence of palladium catalyst to the corresponding organonitrites will be a breakthrough. Our efforts in developing organonitrite by cross-coupling reaction are exciting and this development will be discussed.

Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of organotrifluoroborates and nitrite to organonitrites: A novel process

244th National Meeting (2012)

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