1-Bromo-2-(chloromethoxy)ethane → 2-(2-Bromoethoxy)-1,1,1-trinitroethane

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2,2,2-trinitroethyl 2-nitroxyethyl ether (TNEN) is prepared by the reaction of potassium nitroform with chloromethyl 2 2-bromoethyl ether to form 2,2,2-trinitroethyl 2-bromoethyl ether which is then reacted with silver nitrate to form the desired product TNEN as shown in the following reaction scheme: ##STR1## Example 1 shows a method of preparing the starting material chloromethyl 2-bromoethyl ether. Example 2 illustrates suitable conditions for reacting potassium nitroform with chloromethyl 2-bromoethyl ether to produce the intermediate product 2,2,2-trinitroethyl 2-bromoethyl ether. Finally, example 3 illustrates suitable conditions for reacting the 2,2,2-trinitroethyl 2-bromoethyl ether with silver nitrate to produce the final product 2,2,2-trinitroethyl 2-nitroxyethyl ether.

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