A New Approach to the Synthesis of 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde. Reactivity and Molecular Structure Studies
作者:C. Ignacio Sainz-Díaz
DOI:10.1007/s007060270002
日期:2002.1
New approaches to the synthesis of 2-nitrobenzaldehyde by formation and selective isomer separation of 2-nitrophenyl-1,3-dioxolane and further hydrolysis are reported. In this route, the same acidic heterogeneous catalyst is used for 1,3-dioxolane formation and hydrolysis; it can be recycled several times without loss of efficiency. The ortholmeta isomers of 2-nitrophenyl-1,3-dioxolane can be separated by a combination of stereoselective crystallization and fractionated distillation. This new route reduces safety and environmental hazards in the synthesis of 2-nitro- and 3-nitro-benzaldehydes. The molecular structures of the nitro derivatives were confirmed by H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. The results are in accordance with a non-coplanar conformer of the,2-nitro derivatives (2-nitrobenzaldehyde and 2-(2'-nitrophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane), where the nitro group is twisted with respect to the phenyl ring. In contrary, both the carbonyl and the nitro group are coplanar with the phenyl ring in 3-nitrobenzaldehyde. This result is consistent with the reactivity of the compounds.