Acetaldehyde → HCID 13352132, compound

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"1-fluoro-1,1-dinitropropanol-2. A 38% aqueous solution of acetaldehyde, 5.2 g, was added to a well-stirred and cooled mixture of 3.7 g of fluorodinitromethane and 5 ml of water. A few drops of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution was added and the mixture stirred with continued cooling for 1 hr. It was then acidified with dilute sulfuric acid, the product extracted into methylene chloride, and the extract dried and distilled. Obtained was 4 g (79%), bp 40°-42° (0.5 mm)."

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