Process for preparing dinitroanthraquinones

摘要

A process for preparing 1,5- and 1,8-dinitroanthraquinones having high purity by reacting anthraquinone and nitric acid and sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid being used in an amount of less than that of said nitric acid, and a method of separating the resulting 1,5-and 1,8-dinitroanthraquinone mixture into each component by using nitrobenzene and/or nitrotoluene.