> ... easier separation methods like distillation should suffice.REMEMBER(!) that in example 1 of
Patent US3138620
they
have prepared with the same reagents the nitrate ester, only
through slightly different reaction conditions than in example 2.
trying to make nitroethane from ethanol with this procedure
can be
extremely dangerous and
life-threatening !according to gattermann: "ethyl nitrate(=ethanol nitrate ester
= C2H5NO3) ...
decomposes explosively. it belongs in the same
category like
nitroglycerine." [1]
furthermore gatterman gives a recipe for the preparation of
ethyl nitrite(=ethanol nitrite ester = C2H5NO2) with: ethanol,
NaNO2 and aq.HCl [2]. with regard to this, treating ethanol
with NaNO2 & acetic acid like in
Patent US3138620
can
potentially lead as well to ethyl nitrite(C2H5NO2), that is also
a dangerous stuff(unstable, explosive decomposition possible,
extremely flammable).
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ![1]
"die praxis des organischen chemikers", 1982 43.edition
gattermann, wieland; de gryter: berlin - new york; ISBN 3-11-006654-8
[2]
"die praxis des organischen chemikers", 1962 41.revised edition
gattermann, wieland; walter de gryter & co: berlin