Chemical Properties
yellow crystalline powder
Uses
3-Nitrosalicylic Acid Methyl Ester is an derivative of 3-Nitrosalicylic acid (N520905), which has been shown to bind to Molybdenum to impart fertility to soil and water and is a key element in the activity of nitrogenase.
Synthesis
The conventional method for the synthesis of methyl 3-nitrosalicylate generally involves direct nitration of methyl salicylate with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids, but the regioselectivity is dominated by 5-position nitration, with a yield of about 10% of methyl 3-nitrosalicylate.
