Difference between revisions of "Alkyl nitrate"
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== Non-Cyclic Alkyl Polyol Nitrate Esters == | == Non-Cyclic Alkyl Polyol Nitrate Esters == | ||
| − | *[[Ethylene glycol]] / [[ | + | *[[Ethylene glycol]] / [[Ethylene glycol dinitrate]] |
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*[[Propylene glycol]] / [[Propylene glycol dinitrate]] | *[[Propylene glycol]] / [[Propylene glycol dinitrate]] | ||
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*[[Glycerol]] / Glycerol trinitrate ([[nitroglycerin]]) | *[[Glycerol]] / Glycerol trinitrate ([[nitroglycerin]]) | ||
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*[[Erythritol]] / [[Erythritol tetranitrate]] | *[[Erythritol]] / [[Erythritol tetranitrate]] | ||
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*[[Xylitol]] / [[Xylitol pentanitrate]] | *[[Xylitol]] / [[Xylitol pentanitrate]] | ||
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*[[Sorbitol]] / [[Sorbitol hexanitrate]] | *[[Sorbitol]] / [[Sorbitol hexanitrate]] | ||
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*[[Isosorbitol]] / [[Isosorbitol dinitrate]] | *[[Isosorbitol]] / [[Isosorbitol dinitrate]] | ||
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*[[Mannitol]] / [[Mannitol hexanitrate]] | *[[Mannitol]] / [[Mannitol hexanitrate]] | ||
| − | * [[Pentaerythritol]] / [[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate]] | + | *[[Pentaerythritol]] / [[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate]] |
== Cyclic Polyol Nitrate Esters == | == Cyclic Polyol Nitrate Esters == | ||
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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.
- MeOH + HNO3 → MeONO2 + H2O
Contents
Single Alcohol Nitrate Esters
Non-Cyclic Alkyl Polyol Nitrate Esters
- Ethylene glycol / Ethylene glycol dinitrate
- Propylene glycol / Propylene glycol dinitrate
- Glycerol / Glycerol trinitrate (nitroglycerin)
- Erythritol / Erythritol tetranitrate
- Xylitol / Xylitol pentanitrate
- Sorbitol / Sorbitol hexanitrate
- Isosorbitol / Isosorbitol dinitrate
- Mannitol / Mannitol hexanitrate
- Pentaerythritol / Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
