Química Nova (Jan 2016)

UM MÉTODO EFICIENTE PARA A OBTENÇÃO DE DERIVADOS DE 1-ALQUILAMINO-2,4-DINITROBENZENO E A REDUÇÃO REGIOSSELETIVA PARA A OBTENÇÃO DE DERIVADOS DE 1-ALQUILAMINO-2-AMINO-4-NITROBENZENO

  • Cíntia de A. Custódio,
  • Simon J. Garden

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5935/0100-4042.20150175
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 1
pp. 49 – 57

Abstract

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Both primary and secondary amines react with 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene to give derivatives of 1-alkylamino-2,4-dinitrobenzene. These compounds are important intermediates for the synthesis of a diverse range of products. The methodology reported in the present study involves either the room temperature reaction or heating at 70 °C in ethanol in the presence of triethylamine. This transformation occurs via a nucleophilic substitution reaction. The 1-alkylamino-2,4-dinitrobenzene derivatives were obtained in greater than 90% purified yield. The selective reduction of dinitro compounds is an important synthetic strategy for the synthesis of intermediates for dyes, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The use of SnCl2 as a suspension in EtOAc is a promising method for the regio- and chemo-selective reduction of 1-alkylamino-2,4-dinitrobenzenes to 1-alkylamino-2-amino-4-nitrobenzenes. These products are useful intermediates in organic synthesis.

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