SWiM was reading one of Shulgin's articles today: A T Shulgin, Convenient synthesis of myristicinaldehyde. Can J Chem 46 (1968) 75-77. Shulgin uses tetranitromethane to make a
beta-nitrostyrene substance, which can be converted to an aldehyde. Off course, SWiM would like to use the
beta-nitrostyrene to do other stuff
.
Using TFSE and browsing some www sites, it appeared that tetranitromethane is some dangerous stuff. This doesn't surprise SWiGC_MS, since there might be some steric hindrance (which make TNT - trinitrotoluene - a dangerous substance). But he still wonders how dangerous tetranitromethane actually is, so if there is anybee who has tried it before, SWiM would like to hear some experiences. Also, he wonders if less nitrated alkanes could do the job if tetranitromethane is too dangerous: tri- or dinitromethane?
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