Meisenheimer complexes of some 1-substituted-3,5-dinitrobenzenes

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 729-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Foreman ◽  
R. Foster

It has been shown by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy that both 3,5-dinitrobenzonitrile and 3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride form Meisenheimer-type σ-complexes with various nucleophiles in solution. In some cases attack appears to occur at both the 2- and 4-positions.

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