Aliphatic Polynitro Compounds. I. Synthesis of 1, 1, 1-Trinitrochloroethane and Its Rearrangement to Dipotassium Tetranitroethane1

FG Borgardt, AK Seeler, P Noble Jr

Index: Borgardt,F.G. et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1966 , vol. 31, p. 2806 - 2811

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Citation Number: 30

Abstract

A general procedure for the conversion of p-polynitro-substituted alcohols to their corresponding halides is described, which consists of the treatment of the alcohol with thionyl chloride containing catalytic amounts of pyridine or pyridine hydrochloride. l, l, l- Trinitrochloroethane undergoes a novel rearrangement reaction to dipotassium tetranitroethane upon treatment with nitrite ion in basic media. A study of the chemistry of 1 ...