“…Also, nitro compounds find use in many industrial applications [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Nitration of phenol as a special case has been studied using various nitrating agents under different conditions [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Recently, in this connection we have reported the use and reaction mechanisms of some hydrated metal nitrates (containing covalent nitrato groups) and their dinitrogen tetroxide complex analogues for the nitration of phenols under various conditions [ 23 ].…”