The reactions of tetrabutylammonium aci-nitronates with p-dinitrobenzene
in dimethyl sulfoxide, benzene or acetone proceed far more rapidly than the
reactions of the corresponding lithium salts and give, in unhindered cases,
good yields of C-arylates, e.g. p-(1-methyl-1-nitroethyl)nitrobenzene (in 73-89% yields) and p-nitro(l,3,3-trimethyl-1-nitrobuty1)benene (in 70% yield). With more sterically hindered nitronates, O-arylation
increases, giving phenols and ketoxime O-p-nitrophenyl
ethers, presumably derived from the novel, intermediate p-nitrophenyl aci-nitronate esters. aci-Nitronate ions with more than
two β-methyl groups gave no C-arylation.
Similar results were obtained with p-fluoronitrobenzene and p-nitrobenzonitrile, A mechanism for the conversion of the
intermediate aci-nitronate
esters into the ketoxime ethers is proposed.
四丁基硝酸铵与对二硝基苯的反应
与对二硝基苯在二甲亚砜、苯或丙酮中的反应要比
反应要比相应锂盐的反应迅速得多,而且在无阻碍的情况下还能得到
例如对(1-甲基-1-硝基乙基)硝基苯(收率为 73-89%)和对硝基(l,3,3-三甲基-1-硝基丁 1)苯(收率为 70%)。对于立体受阻较大的硝酸酯,O-芳基化作用会增加,从而产生苯酚和酮。
酚和酮肟 O-对硝基苯醚。
对硝基苯基 Aci-Nitronate 酯。
两个以上 β-甲基的 aci-Nitronate 离子不会产生 C-芳基化反应。
对氟硝基苯和对硝基苯腈也得到了类似的结果。
中间体艾氏硝酸
提出了将中间体酰基硝酸酯转化为酮肟醚的机理。