Date of Graduation
1968
Document Type
Dissertation
Committee Chair
Denis W.H. MacDowell
Committee Member
Gabor B. Fodor
Committee Member
John H. Gruninger
Committee Member
Frederick J. Lotspeich
Abstract
In a study with variation of the ylid-nitrobenzene ratio and subsequent treatment with air, the optimum reaction conditions for the methylation of nitrobenzene with dimethyloxosulfonium ylid were found to be an 8-fold molar excess of methylid over nitrobenzene, and initial reaction for 15 minutes in an atmosphere of nitrogen, followed IX by passing air through the reaction mixture for 5 hours prior to work-up. With these experimental conditions the nitrotoluene yield was increased from 17$ to 40–50$, dialkylation was observed, and essentially no nitrobenzene was recovered.
Recommended Citation
Pedroza, Gregorio Cruz, "Alkylation Of Nitroaromatic Compounds With Sulfur Ylids." (1968). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 9567.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9567