DISSOCIATION OF POLYNITROMETHYLCARBINOLS. I. DISSOCIATION OF SOME TRINITROMETHYLCARBINOLS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION,
Abstract
The cleavage in aqueous solution of a trinitro methylcarbinol, (NO2)3CC(R1)(R2)OH to nitroform and the carbonyl compound (R1)(R2)CO was shown, for R1 R2 H and for R1 H, R2 CH3, to be a pH dependent equilibrium reaction, which is shifted toward more dissociation as the acidity is decreased. Two methods were developed for determining the equilibrium constant for the dissociation reaction, starting with the pure carbinol or with nitroform and the carbonyl compound. The stability of the trinitromethyl carbinol to cleavage in aqueous solution, as measured by the dissociation constant, was found to decrease in the following order: R1, R2 H,H > H, CH3 > (CH2)3 > CH3, CH3. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 28, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0410832
Entities
People
- Thomas N. Hall
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory