Nitration of Hydrocarbons and Other Organic Compounds

Introduction

I. Nitration of Aromatic and Heterocyclic Compounds with Nitric Acid and Nitrating Mixture


1. Nitration with Nitric Acid


2. Nitration with a Mixture of Nitric and Sulphuric Acids


3. Nitration with Nitric Acid and Glacial Acetic Acid or Acetic Anhydride


4. Nitration in the Presence of Catalysts


5. The Catalytic Action of Nitrous Acid in Nitration

II. The Mechanism of the Nitration of Aromatic Compounds with Nitric Acid and Nitrating Mixture

III. Nitration of Saturated, Aromatic-Aliphatic and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with Nitric Acid


1. Properties of Nitroparaffins


2. Preparation of Mononitroparaffins and Nitro Compounds of the Aliphatic-Aromatic Series


3. Preparation of Polynitroparaffins


4. Properties of Nitroolefines


5. Nitration of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

IV. Nitration of Amines

V. Nitration with Nitrogen Oxides

A. Nitration with Nitrogen Oxides without Catalysts


1. Nitration in the Liquid Phase


2. Nitration in the Vapor Phase


3. Nitration of Aromatic Compounds with Nitrous Fumes


4. Nitration of Aliphatic-Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons with Nitrogen Oxides

B. Nitration with Nitrogen Oxides in the Presence of Catalysts

VI. Nitration of Organic Compounds with Organic and Inorganic Nitrates and Nitroxyl Chloride


1. Nitration with Organic Nitrates


2. Nitration with Inorganic Nitrates


3. Nitration with Nitroxyl Chloride

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