Adamantane → 1-Nitroadamantane

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Reaction Steps

Into a flask, 1 mmole of adamantane, 0.1 mmole of N-hydroxyphthalimide, 0.0005 mmole of acetylacetonatomanganese(II) Mn(AA)2 and 5 ml of acetic acid were added to mix and the flask was equipped with a gas bag (about 1L) of nitrogen monoxide NO. The mixture was reacted for 8 hours at 100° C. with stirring. The reaction products were analyzed by gas chromatography, and, as a result, the conversion of adamantane was 95%, and nitroadamantane (yield 75%) was formed.

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