title: Preparation of nitropyridines by nitration of pyridines with nitric acid.
abstract: Nitration of pyridines 1a-o with nitric acid in trifluoroacetic anhydride, gave the corresponding 3-nitropyridines 6a-n in yields of 10-83%.
authors.affiliation: Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA. katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Katritzky
authors.forename: Eric F V
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Scriven
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: Rena G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Akhmedova
authors.forename: Anatoliy V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Vakulenko
authors.forename: Novruz G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Akhmedov
authors.forename: Ramiah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murugan
authors.forename: Khalil A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Abboud