Acetic Acid → 2-nitroethyl Acetate

HRID 371677

Reaction equation

HRID 371677 reaction equation
[N+:1]([CH:4](O)[CH3:5])([O-:3])=[O:2].[C:7]([OH:10])(=[O:9])[CH3:8].C1C=CC=CC=1>OS(O)(=O)=O.O>[N+:1]([CH2:4][CH2:5][O:10][C:7](=[O:9])[CH3:8])([O-:3])=[O:2]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 176Acetic AcidHCID 241BenzeneHCID 22056827HCID 22056827, compound

Product 1

HCID 118153992-nitroethyl Acetate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 1118Sulfuric AcidCatalystHCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

64 g nitroethanol, 50 ml glacial acetic acid, 250 ml benzene and 5 drops conc. H2SO4 were refluxed, using a water separator for 8 hours; 12 ml of H2O were collected. The solution was evaporated and vacuum distilled (1 mm at 60° C) yielding 89 g colorless nitroethylacetate.

Workup

  1. customfor 8 hours
  2. custom12 ml of H2O were collected
  3. customThe solution was evaporated
  4. distillationvacuum distilled (1 mm at 60° C)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-87691613a2f4415f94d673a2b49d15d6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_05
Patent number
US04087438

Linked notes

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