Nitroapocynin is a mono-nitrated form of
apocynin
Apocynin, also known as acetovanillone, is a natural organic compound
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.
Synthesis
Apocynin can be nitrated with
sodium nitrate
Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the chemical formula, formula . This alkali metal nitrate salt (chemistry), salt is also known as Chile saltpeter (large deposits of which were historically mined in Chile) to distinguish it from ordi ...
and acidic
ionic liquid
An ionic liquid (IL) is a salt (chemistry), salt in the liquid state at ambient conditions. In some contexts, the term has been restricted to salts whose melting point is below a specific temperature, such as . While ordinary liquids such as wate ...
1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, also known as BMIM-PF6, is a viscous, colourless, hydrophobic and non-water-soluble ionic liquid
An ionic liquid (IL) is a salt (chemistry), salt in the liquid state at ambient conditions. In som ...
in
acetonitrile
Acetonitrile, often abbreviated MeCN (methyl cyanide), is the chemical compound with the formula and structure . This colourless liquid is the simplest organic nitrile (hydrogen cyanide is a simpler nitrile, but the cyanide anion is not class ...
solvent.
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Nitrophenol derivatives
O-methylated phenols
Vanilloids
Aromatic ketones