Hmmm... Now that looks much more interesting - but, pray tell me - what do you use it on, Otto? I'm concerned w/the possible oxidation problems, of course - what does your experience suggest, can you, say, methylate vanillin w/it? What kind of a yield one might expect to get?
And i'd like very much to know also if you ever tried the synthesis you describe - i've seen one, too, and it uses conc. nitric acid, not 65%.
Antoncho