73334-00-6Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of Polynitro Compounds. Hexasubstituted Benzenes
Atkins, Ronald L.,Hollins, Richard A.,Wilson, William S.
, p. 3261 - 3266 (2007/10/02)
The synthesis of the three isomeric aminotetranitrotoluenes by nitration of an appriopriate aminodinitrotoluene is presented, and the apparent ipso nitration of 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene to give pentanitroaniline, is also discussed.The oxidation of the isomeric aminotetranitrotoluenes to pentanitrotoluene is described, as is the ammonolysis of pentanitroaniline and of pentanitrotoluene.
Methods of preparing pentanitrotoluene
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, (2008/06/13)
Pentanitrotoluene is prepared by a method which comprises preparing an amdinitrotoluene from a precursor of either TNT or 2,5-dinitro-3-methylbenzoic acid, nitrating the aminodinitrotoluene to produce a nitramine intermediate, converting the nitramine intermediate to an aminotetranitrotoluene and oxidizing the aminotetranitrotoluene with peroxydisulfuric acid to pentanitrotoluene. Pentanitrotoluene is an explosive.
Synthesis of Polynitro Compounds. Peroxydisulfuric Acid Oxidation of Polynitroarylamines to Polynitro Aromatics.
Nielsen, Arnold T.,Atkins, Ronald L.,Norris, William P.,Coon, Clifford L.,Sitzmann, Michael E.
, p. 2341 - 2347 (2007/10/02)
Peroxydisulfuric acid in sulfuric acid solution, prepared by reaction of hydrogen peroxide with excess oleum or 100percent H2SO4, oxidizes primary polynitroarylamines and their N-acetamido derivatives to polynitro aromatics in good to excellent yields.The new procedure is illustrated by the synthesis of several new polynitro compounds, not preparable by known synthetic methods.Peroxytrifluoromethanesulfonic acid is comparably efficient for such oxidations.The scope and limitations of the new reaction have been examined and compared to other methods of synthesis of polynitro compounds.
