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Usage

Uses

Used in Military Applications:
(1,2-dinitro-2-phenyl-ethyl)benzene is utilized as an explosive material in military operations due to its high detonation velocity and stability, making it suitable for use in munitions and other explosive devices.
Used in Industrial Applications:
In the industrial sector, (1,2-dinitro-2-phenyl-ethyl)benzene is employed as a blasting agent in mining and construction projects. Its stability and high detonation velocity allow for effective and controlled explosions, facilitating the extraction of resources and the construction of infrastructure.
However, it is important to note that (1,2-dinitro-2-phenyl-ethyl)benzene is a toxic substance that poses risks to human health and the environment. Therefore, proper handling and disposal procedures are crucial to minimize the hazards associated with its use.

Upstream product

• 28531-58-0 (2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)mercury chloride 
• 12413-18-2 phenylnitromethane carbanion 
• 75174-08-2 tert-butyldimethylsilyl (phenylmethylene)azinate 
• 588-59-0 stilbene 
• 622-42-4 1-nitro-1-phenylmethane 

Downstream Products

• 103-30-0 (E)-1,2-diphenyl-ethene 
• 100-52-7 benzaldehyde 
• 100-47-0 benzonitrile 
• 15341-31-8 α-nitro-stilbene 
• 32347-89-0 2,3,5,6-tetraphenyl-piperazine 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Free radicals trapping reactions with 3,5-di-t-butyl-nitrosobenzene. The Α-nitrobenzyl free radical

The reactions of sodium and potassium phenylnitrolates (the salts of aci-phenylnitromethane) with iodine, studied by Nenitzescu in 1929,1 were reinvestigated in order to detect the α-nitrobenzyl free radical. In agreement with Nenitzescu we confirmed that only (±)-α,α′-dinitrodibenzyl (m.p. 150°) resulted on treating the salts with iodine at 0-5°. The meso modification (m.p. 236-237°) does not seem to be formed in any reaction conditions used either by Nenitzescu or by us in this work. Addition of an iodine crystal to a suspension of sodium phenylnitrolate in dry benzene and immediate recording of the ESR spectrum allowed the observation of a nitrogen free radical (aN = 0.458 mT; g = 2.0058), not agreeing with the structure of the simple α-nitrobenzyl free radical. Dry potassium pbenylnitrolate kept in a dry air atmosphere is transformed in 3,4,5-triphenylisoxazole. Possible structures for the observed radical and the pathway leading to its formation are discussed in relation to trans-stilbene formation.

Addition Reactions of Cation Radicals of Nitroalkanes to Olefinic Compounds by the Use of Manganese(III) Pyridinecarboxylate

Silyl derivatives of aci-nitroalkanes react with olefins such as silyl enol ether, vinyl sulfide, and enamine by oxidation with manganese(III) 2-pyridinecarboxylate to give the intermolecular addition products selectively.

Radical and Ionic Reactions of (Benzoylmethyl)mercurials

Photolysis of PhCOCH2HgCl or (PhCOCH2)2Hg yields benzoylmethyl radicals which can be trapped by anions such as Me2C=NO2-, RC(CO2Et)2-, RC(O-)=CH2 or by other electron-rich systems such as (RO)3P, N-methylpyrrole, enamines, or norbornene.Electron transfer from the adduct radicals to the mercurials yields PhCOCH2A from the anions A-, PhCOCH2P(O)(OR)2 from P(OR)3, and the phenacyl derivative from N-methylpyrrole or enamines.Easily oxidized anions such as PhCOCPh2- or PhC(CH3)=NO2- react with PhCOCH2* by electron transfer to yield the dimer derived from the anion.Addition of PhCOCH2* to norbornene yields a substituted 3-benzoylpropyl radical which cyclizes at the ortho position of the benzoyl group to give the α-tetralone derivative.