The Application of Benziodazole-Type O2NO-I(III) Compound as a Nitrating Reagent for Nitration of Phenols and Anilines.

Abstract

A benziodazole-type O₂NO-I(III) compound was used as a nitrating reagent to react with a series of electron-rich arenes including substituted phenols and anilines, affording the corresponding nitration products under mild conditions. Mechanistically, O₂NO-I(III) compound generates the reactive nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) species, which enables the nitration of phenols and anilines.