The optically active 2-octanols, resolved by the method of Kenyon, S were converted to the nitrates with mixed acid, according to the procedure of Shriner and Parker. 6 cas-and trans- cyclohexanediol dinitrates were prepared by the reaction of the respective glycols in chloroform solution with mixed nitric and sulfuric acids at-5 to-lo'.'Optical rotations were measured with a Rudolph highprecision polarimeter, using the pure liquids in 1-dm. tubes, ...
