Ethylene Glycol → 2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-4,5-dinitrophenol

HRID 649652Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 649652 reaction equation
[OH-].[K+].[CH2:3]1[O:11][C:10]2[C:5](=[CH:6][C:7]([N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16])=[C:8]([N+:12]([O-:14])=[O:13])[CH:9]=2)[O:4]1.C(O)[CH2:19][OH:20]>>[N+:12]([C:8]1[C:7]([N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16])=[CH:6][C:5]([OH:4])=[C:10]([O:11][CH2:3][CH2:19][OH:20])[CH:9]=1)([O-:14])=[O:13]

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 174Ethylene GlycolHCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 6113255,6-Dinitro-1,3-benzodioxole

Product 1

HCID 137508612-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-4,5-dinitrophenol

Conditions

Temperature
50 °C

Procedure

0.2 mol (13.2 g) of potassium hydroxide pellets (85%) is added to 100 ml of ethylene glycol which has been heated beforehand at 50° C. 0.1 mol (21.2 g) of 4,5-methylenedioxy-1,2-dinitrobenzene is added in a single portion to this solution. The heating is maintained for 2 hours.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe heating is maintained for 2 hours

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d44b41bb874b4ae1a30ab51a64791420
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_04
Patent number
US04740622

Reaction notes

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