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How many moles of Aluminum are needed to reduce a mole of nitromethane in a Al/Hg reduction?
What is the needed amount of Al to reduce one mole of nitromethane? I've searched for some time using the search engine but the only information I
could find was regarding the reductions of imines, nitropropenes or oximes. Is this equation correct?
2 Al + 4 H2O + CH3NO2 > CH3NH2 + 2 Al(OH)3
Also what would be the expected yield?
I want to procure some EtOH/MeNH2 solution by doing the reduction in a closed system and then decanting as much of the ethanol as possible. Knowing
the yield I could roughly evaluate what is the concentration of it.
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If your reaction worked as written, what would be the purpose of the EtOH/IprOH/MeOH that is used in pretty much every text I can recall?
I do not believe the reaction will completely reduce(if at all) a nitroalkane in purely aqueous solutions.
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If you would read my whole post, you would know that I don't want to use water alone.
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I understand that a trolling sock puppet master must have a hard time keeping his self organized, responding to a thread under the wrong
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If you would read my whole post, you would know that I don't want to use water alone.
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| Quote: | What is the needed amount of Al to reduce one mole of nitromethane? I've searched for some time using the search engine but the only information I
could find was regarding the reductions of imines, nitropropenes or oximes. Is this equation correct?
2 Al + 4 H2O + CH3NO2 > CH3NH2 + 2 Al(OH)3
Also what would be the expected yield?
I want to procure some EtOH/MeNH2 solution by doing the reduction in a closed system and then decanting as much of the ethanol as possible. Knowing
the yield I could roughly evaluate what is the concentration of it. |
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