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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> → | + | :MeOH + HNO<sub>3</sub> → MeONO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O |
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*[[Sucrose]] / [[Sucrose octanitrate]] | *[[Sucrose]] / [[Sucrose octanitrate]] | ||
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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
- Glycerol / Glycerol trinitrate (nitroglycerin)
