Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry

  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 4

Silica supported copper(II) nitrate: An effective solid-supported reagent for aromatic nitration

Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi-110 042, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: ramsingh@dtu.ac.in

Online published on 17 October, 2017.

Abstract

In this article, silica supported copper(II) nitrate [Cu(NO3)2.3H2O] reagent has been prepared and characterized by FT-IR and SEM-EDS. This reagent was employed for the nitration of aromatic compounds. The nitrated products have been obtained in 69–95% yield in short reaction time at room temperature.

Keywords

Silica, copper(II) nitrate, nitration, solid phase, nitro compounds