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HERO ID
4225662
Reference Type
Book/Book Chapter
Title
Nitro-compounds, aliphatic
Author(s)
Markofsky, SB
Year
2012
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Publisher
Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.
Location
Hoboken, NJ
Book Title
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Language
English
DOI
10.1002/14356007.a17_401.pub2
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Nitro-Compounds, aliphatic
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5016693
Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry, 7th edition
Abstract
Aliphatic nitro compounds (RNO2), also called nitroalkanes and nitroparaffins, are isomeric with the chemically different alkyl nitrites (RONO). As shown by the following equilibrium involving a secondary nitroalkane, the nitroalkane and nitronic acid are tautomers, sharing a common nitronate anion.
The nitroalkane is less acidic than the corresponding nitronic acid and, in most cases, the equilibrium lies far to the left. The acidity of the primary and secondary nitroalkanes is due partly to the electron‐withdrawing effect of the nitro group and the resonance stability of the nitronate anion.
Edition
7th
Editor(s)
Elvers, B
ISBN
9783527329434
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