Dichloromethane → 1-(Ethenyloxy)-2,2-dinitropropane

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Reaction Steps

A 50 ml single necked, round bottom flask was charged with 20 ml methylene chloride, 0.50 g (7.14 mmole) divinyl ether, 1.07 g (7.14 mmole) 2,2-dinitropropanol (VIII), and 0.1 g red mercuric oxide. The solution was stirred, using a Teflon coated magnetic bar while 100 μl trifluoroacetic acid was added. The reaction flask was then fitted with a water cooled reflux condenser and drying tube filled with Drierite desiccant. The reaction was stirred under reflux (~37° C.) for 16 hours. The methylene chloride solvent was removed in vacuo, leaving a slightly yellow, clear oil. The oil was taken up in 2 ml carbon tetrachloride and placed onto 7.8 g neutral alumina (pH 6.9) packed with carbon tetrachloride into a 15 ml "course" glass sintered funnel. The carbon tetrachloride was removed in vacuo, leaving 0.74 g of crude 2,2-dinitropropyl vinyl ether (IX) which was shown by nuclear resonance spectrometry to be 92 percent pure.

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