Oxidative denitration of 5-nitrouracil and 5-nitro-9-furoic acid by hydroxy radicals
Abstract
The radicals initially produced by addition of OH to the carbon atom bearing the nitro-group in 5-nitrouracil and 5-nitro-2-furoic acid have been found to undergo rapid elimination of nitrous acid, and the resulting radicals are identical to those produced by oxidative debromination of the corresponding bromo-derivatives.