When 2,4-dinitrobenzaldehyde is treated with dilute sodium hydroxide it gives 2-nitro-4-nitrosophenol and formic acid. The phenol exists in hexane as the nitrosophenol, whilst its benzoate is obtained as a quinone oxime derivative. A mechanism for the reaction is postulated.
E. J. Forbes and M. J. Gregory, J. Chem. Soc. B, 1968, 207 DOI: 10.1039/J29680000207
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