Unusual product of aromatic nitration: 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-4-neopentyl-2,6-dinitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienone
Abstract
Nitration of 2,6-dimethylneopentylbenzene with nitric acid and acetic anhydride in nitromethane gives a small amount of the title compound in addition to the normal ring substitution products.