The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Reactions of α-Substituted Polynitrotoluenes. I. Synthesis of 2, 2', 4, 4', 6, 6'-Hexanitrostilbene

KG Shipp

Index: Shipp,K.G. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1964 , vol. 29, p. 2620 - 2623

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Citation Number: 66

Abstract

2, 2', 4, 4', 6, 6'-Hexanitrostilbene (1) has been prepared from 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzyl chloride by reaction with alcoholic potassium hydroxide. The product melts at 316", 105" higher than the melting point for a product reported to be hexanitrostilbene, obtained from the reaction of 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzyl bromide with alcoholic potassium hydroxide. That the product reported here is indeed 1 has been confirmed by molecular weight determination, elemental ...