Nitration of Benzene to Nitrobenzene Using NO<sub>2</sub> as Nitro Source Under Mild and Solvent‐Free Conditions
Abstract In this work, a green and efficient method has been developed to catalyze the nitration of benzene to nitrobenzene in NO 2 ‐O 2 system by using acidic ion exchange resin as catalyst under mild (0 °C and atmospheric pressure) and solvent‐free conditions. Based on experimental screening, commercial acid ion exchange resin Amberlite FPC3500 was identified as the optimal catalyst. Under the optimized reaction conditions, 99.9 % conversion of benzene was obtained with 99.1 % selectivity of nitrobenzene. Furthermore, the catalyst is easily reusable. The results demonstrate a greener route for the production of nitrobenzene.
Authors
- Pinhua Yu
- Xingbang Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2995-9704)
- Yakang Zhang
- Chun Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6947-1159)
- Jiao Geng
- Wenzhi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-798X)
- Haitao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8329-5551)
- Weihua Han
- Yuanxi Sheng
Institutions
- Sinopec (China) (CN)
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Chengdu University of Information Technology (CN)
- Chengdu University of Technology (CN)
- Chengdu University (CN)
- Nanjing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ChemCatChem
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401176
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.25