Synthesis of salicylaldehyde with Mg is interesting but it uses H2SO4 that I cannot easily obtain.
I will make TCP when I wil get more friendly with chlorine.
Nitration of phenol is interesting, I would then reduce the nitro group to amino and then make some more compounds from aminophenol. I read that
nitrophenols are very toxic, now how could I avoid being poisoned? I have nitrate salts and HCl, could a mix of these two be used instead of nitric
acid? Also I want to be sure to not prepare explosive compound because I am interested in chemistry, not in blowing up myself. |