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Many alkyl alcohols will dehydrate to an [[ester]] on addition of [[nitric acid]] with loss of water. This process, called nitration, causes the formation of a nitroxy group on the carbon atom.
 
Many alkyl alcohols will dehydrate to an [[ester]] on addition of [[nitric acid]] with loss of water. This process, called nitration, causes the formation of a nitroxy group on the carbon atom.
  
:MeOH + HNO<sub>3</sub> → MeONO2 + H<sub>2</sub>O
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:MeOH + HNO<sub>3</sub> → MeONO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O
  
 
== Single Alcohol Nitrate Esters ==
 
== Single Alcohol Nitrate Esters ==
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*[[Sucrose]] / [[Sucrose octanitrate]]
 
*[[Sucrose]] / [[Sucrose octanitrate]]
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===Relevant Sciencemadness threads===
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[[Category:Chemical compounds]]
 
[[Category:Organic compounds]]
 
[[Category:Organic compounds]]
 
[[Category:Nitrates]]
 
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Revision as of 16:47, 14 November 2015

Many alkyl alcohols will dehydrate to an ester on addition of nitric acid with loss of water. This process, called nitration, causes the formation of a nitroxy group on the carbon atom.

MeOH + HNO3 → MeONO2 + H2O

Single Alcohol Nitrate Esters

Non-Cyclic Alkyl Polyol Nitrate Esters

Cyclic Polyol Nitrate Esters

References

Relevant Sciencemadness threads