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HRID 371677Generated: October 25, 2026

Acetic Acid → 2-nitroethyl Acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
ReactantHCID 22056827HCID 22056827—
CatalystSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-nitroethyl AcetateHCID 11815399—

Reaction Steps

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04087438
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_05
ORD IDord-87691613a2f4415f94d673a2b49d15d6
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_05