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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 + HNO<sub>3</sub> → MeONO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O

== Single Alcohol Nitrate Esters ==
*[[Methanol]] / [[Methyl nitrate]]
*[[Ethanol]] / [[Ethyl nitrate]]
*[[Isopropanol]] / [[Isopropyl nitrate]]

== 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]]

== Cyclic Polyol Nitrate Esters ==
*[[Inositol]] / [[Inositol hexanitrate]]

*[[Cellulose]] / [[Nitrocellulose]]

*[[Sucrose]] / [[Sucrose octanitrate]]

==References==
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===Relevant Sciencemadness threads===

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