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I wonder if it is possible to obtain nitroethane in this way:
When glycerin is heated with sulfuric acid, acrolein is obtained CH2=CH-CH=O
with the action of hydrochloric acid on acrolein we obtain:
CH2=CH-CH=O + HCl = Cl-CH2-CH2-CH=O
further, acting with sodium nitrite, we obtain:
Cl-CH2-CH2-CH=O + NaNO2 = O2N-CH2-CH2-CH=O + NaCl
oxidizing the resulting compound when heated, we obtain nitroethane:
O2N-CH2-CH2-CH=O + [o] = CH3-CH2-NO2 + CO2
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I saw in one of the Russian forums, is this method correct or is it just nonsense?
When glycerin is heated with sulfuric acid, acrolein is obtained CH2=CH-CH=O
with the action of hydrochloric acid on acrolein we obtain:
CH2=CH-CH=O + HCl = Cl-CH2-CH2-CH=O
further, acting with sodium nitrite, we obtain:
Cl-CH2-CH2-CH=O + NaNO2 = O2N-CH2-CH2-CH=O + NaCl
oxidizing the resulting compound when heated, we obtain nitroethane:
O2N-CH2-CH2-CH=O + [o] = CH3-CH2-NO2 + CO2
.....
I saw in one of the Russian forums, is this method correct or is it just nonsense?