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von Richter reaction is the
chemical reactionA chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Chemical reactions can be either spontaneous, requiring no input of energy, or non-spontaneous, typically following the input of some type of energy, such as heat, light or electricity...
of aromatic
nitro compoundNitro compounds are organic compounds that contain one or more nitro functional groups . They are often highly explosive, especially when the compound contains more than one nitro group and is impure. The nitro group is one of the most common explosophores used globally...
s with
potassium cyanidePotassium cyanide is an inorganic compound with the formula KCN. This colorless crystalline compound, similar in appearance to sugar, is highly soluble in water. Most KCN is used in gold mining, organic synthesis, and electroplating. Smaller applications include jewelry for chemical gilding and...
giving
carboxylationCarboxylation in chemistry is a chemical reaction in which a carboxylic acid group is introduced in a substrate. The opposite reaction is decarboxylation.-Carboxylation in organic chemistry:In organic chemistry many different protocols exist for carboxylation...
ortho to the position of the former nitro group. The reaction is named after
Victor von Richter Victor von Richter was a German chemist and discovered the von Richter reaction.- Workes :* Chemie der Kohlenstoffverbindungen. - Bonn : Cohen, 1894. -References:...
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Reaction mechanism
Note: This is not the currently accepted mechanism. For correct mechanism refer Von Richter Case History.
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