From 2,4-Dihydroxylamino-6-nitrotoluene to 2-Amino-5-hydroxyl-4-hydroxylamino-6-nitrotoluene

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Reference: Hughes, J. B., Wang, C., Yesland, K., Richardson, A., Bhadra, R., Bennett, G., & Rudolph, F. (1998). Environmental Science and Technology, 32, 494-500.
Search Medline for bamberger rearrangement.: 16 citations on March 09, 2012.

          2,4-Dihydroxylamino-6-nitrotoluene          
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  2-Amino-5-hydroxyl-4-hydroxylamino-6-nitrotoluene

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: aromatic Hydroxylamine -----> aromatic Amine (bt0035); monosubstituted Benzenoid -----> Add m-OH (bt0012)

[2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (anaerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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