Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Nitryloxy-2,2-bis(nitryloxymethyl)propionic acid hydrazide

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1 g (3.5 mmol) of methyl 2,2-bis(nitryloxymethyl)-3-nitryloxypropionate is heated for 5 hours in a water bath with excess aqueous hydrazine hydrochloride solution. The mixture is poured onto ice and weakly acidified with hydrochloric acid. The oil which has deposited is separated by column chromatography to give 3-nitryloxy-2,2-bis(nitryloxymethyl)propionic acid hydrazide (Tri-PA hydrazide) as a colourless oil. Yield: 63%. Elemental analysis: (C: conforms, H: conforms, N: conforms).

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