4-Nitrobenzoic acid used as an intermediate for bulk drugs especially in the manufacturing of folic acid and in the manufacturing of PABA, DABA & dye intermediate.
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Applications
4-Nitrobenzoic acid used as an intermediate for bulk drugs especially in the manufacturing of folic acid and in the manufacturing of PABA, DABA & dye intermediate.
Solubility
Very slightly soluble in cold water.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents and bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Hyouk Soo Han; Sang Woo Han; Chang Hwan Kim; Kwan Kim. Adsorption and reaction of 4-Nitrobenzoic acid on ω-functionalized alkanethiol monolayers on powdered silver: Infrared and raman spectroscopy study. Langmuir. 2000, 16, (3),1149-1157
- Hyouk Soo; Han Chang; Hwan Kim; Kwan Kim. Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectra of 4-Nitrobenzoic Acid and 4-Cyanobenzoic Acid Self-Assembled on Fine Silver Particles. Applied Spectroscopy. 1998, 52, (8),1047-1052
- Selective reduction of the carboxyl group to the alcohol can be achieved in 94% yield using Benzyl triethyl ammonium borohydride, B24952, in combination with TMS chloride. Esters are unaffected under these conditions: Synth. Commun., 20, 907 (1990). See also, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 903 (1989).