Synthesis of Novel Polynitrodiols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/je00043a035

The synthesis of a number of polynitroalkanediols of widely varying structure is reported.Several of the synthesis methods described constitute novel variations or improvements of known reactions: some polynitroaliphatic carboxylic acids were found to undergo the Schmidt reaction only in triflic acid as reaction medium; 3-nitropropyl acetate was advantageously prepared by a variation of the Kornblum reaction with aqueous Me2SO as solvent; 3,3-dinitropropanol was obtained by an intramolecular variant of the alkaline nitration method.