Ferric Nitrate, Fe(NO)3 • 9 H2O
Ferric nitrate is a strong oxidant that decomposes with evolution of nitrous fumes.
Recent Literature
Keggin-type heteropoly acids revealed high catalytic activity for swift and
selective oxidation of various hydroxy functionalities to the corresponding
carbonyl groups using ferric nitrate as an oxidant under mild and solvent-free
conditions.
H. Firouzabadi, N. Iranpoor, K. Amani, Synthesis,
2003, 408-412.
Ferric nitrate with catalytic TEMPO is a useful combination of reagents for
regio- and stereoselective nitration of various aromatic, aliphatic, and
heteroaromatic olefins. This mild and operationally simple reaction provided
nitroolefins in preparatively useful yields with excellent E-selectivity.
T. Naveen, S. Maity, U. Sharma, D. Maiti, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 5949-5954.
