Citation: Hong-Yan Lu, Jia-Rong Li, De-Li Yang, Qi Zhang, Da-Xin Shi. A novel synthesis of nitroform by the nitrolysis of cucurbituril[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2015, 26(3): 365-368. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2014.12.019 shu

A novel synthesis of nitroform by the nitrolysis of cucurbituril

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Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

Corresponding author: Da-Xin Shi,
Received Date: 28 September 2014
Available Online: 3 December 2014

Cucurbituril has a high symmetry and rigid structure. When cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) was nitrolyzed with the mixed solution of acetic anhydride in fuming nitric acid, nitroform (NF) was generated. NF also can be obtained by the nitration of both CB[5,7,8]. This nitration procedure provides a lower risk, inexpensive, new preparation of nitroform, and the reaction condition of this new method is very mild.
- Cucurbituril,
- Nitroform,
- Nitrolysis,
- Homologues
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