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Nitrostyrene from polystyrene?

math - 10-4-2012 at 05:23

Hello,

would it be possible to make nitrostyrene from commercial polystyrene?

Thank you

solo - 10-4-2012 at 06:20

......you might have searched the forum using the search engine or at least google the inquiry before asking.....being lazy is not a good reason to ask......solo

but here something found in this forum,

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=11751#...



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Nicodem - 10-4-2012 at 06:43

Quote: Originally posted by math  
would it be possible to make nitrostyrene from commercial polystyrene?

Which nitrostyrene?
I don't feel like reading your mind and there are 6 compounds which are called "nitrostyrene".

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