The synthesls of a number of polynltroalkanedlols of wldely varylng structure Is reported. Several of the synthesis methods descrlbed constHute novel varlatlons or Improvements of known reactlons: some polynltroallphatlc carboxyllc aclds were found to undergo the Schmidt reaction only In trlfllc acid as reactlon medlum; 3-nltropropyl acetate was advantageously prepared by a varlatlon of the Kornblum reaction wlth aqueous Me, SO as ...
