... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 28, Issue 34, 1987, Pages 3975–3978. Cover image Cover image. Novel addition of nitroalkanes to o-quinones. ... Received 19 May 1987, Available online 9 March 2001. Abstract. A novel addition reaction of nitroalkanes to o-quinones is found to give 1,3-dioxole derivatives. A novel addition reaction of nitro-alkanes to o-quinones is found to give 1,3-dioxole derivatives. ...