Triethylamine → 3-Nitrooxy-propyl hexanoate

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Reaction Steps

20 mmol 3-Nitrooxypropanol dissolved in 10 ml Diethylether and 20 mmol Triethylamine were cooled to 0° C. 18.2 mmol hexoylchlorid were dropped over a period of 5 minutes at 0 to 5° C. After 19 hours stirring without cooling, the reaction mixture was extracted with 1N HCl, twice with water, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and the solvent was removed in vacuo leaving 3.1 g.

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