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A Study Of The Partial Oxidation Of Monosubstituted-P-Xylenes, Frederick John Honold
A Study Of The Partial Oxidation Of Monosubstituted-P-Xylenes, Frederick John Honold
Theses
In the oxidation of 2-nitro-p-xylene (I) using alkaline potassium permanganate, the only product isolated was 2-nitro-terephthalic acid (II). Approximately half of the starting material was oxidized. The other half remained as unreacted starting material.
The chromium trioxide oxidation of 2-nitro-p-xylene (I) in glacial acetic acid, using sulfuric acid as a catalyst, yielded only 3-nitro-p-toluic acid (III).
The chromium trioxide oxidations, of 2-N-acetylamino-p-xylens (IV) with and without sulfuric acid catalyst, yielded no oxidation products which could be identified. About half of the starting material was recovered in each case.
In a low temperature alkaline potassium permanganate oxidation of 2-N-acetyIamino-p-xylene a small …