I am confused.
nitro methane is or is not the same as Tetranitromethane?
also if I were to use h2so4 and Kno3 without distilling, would the Kso4 affect the product?
certain paint solvents use a mix of toulene, methanol, benzene.
would nitrating all three together be a bad idea? assuming nothing else is in there?chemoleo - 19-7-2006 at 05:19
I've moved this to the Beginnings section as it otherwise spoils the perfectly decent methylnitrate thread with trivia. Please, tumadre, in the future
read up before asking the perfectly obvious....
May someone else is kind enough to explain ...Darkblade48 - 19-7-2006 at 06:22
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Originally posted by tumadre
I am confused.
nitro methane is or is not the same as Tetranitromethane?
It is not the same; nitromethane is CH3NO2, whereas tetranitromethane is C(NO2)4.
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Originally posted by tumadre
also if I were to use h2so4 and Kno3 without distilling, would the Kso4 affect the product?
The K2SO4 would not affect the product, however, without distillation, you will not be able to obtain the nitric acid.
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Originally posted by tumadre
certain paint solvents use a mix of toulene, methanol, benzene.
would nitrating all three together be a bad idea? assuming nothing else is in there?
Yes, nitrating all three together would yield a wide variety of nitrated compounds, each of which would be difficult to separate.neutrino - 19-7-2006 at 08:56
KHSO<sub>4</sub> will be formed, not K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>. That second proton won't come off in an
environment this acidic.Darkblade48 - 19-7-2006 at 09:03
Ah, thanks for correcting me neutrino, I wasn't thinking properly (didn't have my morning coffee intake, you know )
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