NDLI: Electrochemical synthesis of 2,2-dinitropropanol

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Author	Lister, Tedd E. Fox, Robert V.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	This paper describes electrochemical approaches to the synthesis of 2,2-dinitropropanol (DNPOH) and discusses the potential for pilot-plant scale synthesis. In this work, the anode of the electrochemical cell replaces the chemical oxidants used in the conventional synthesis for the purpose of reducing secondary waste and the consequent disposal cost. The electrosynthesis reactions described in this work use the common starting material, nitroethane (NE). The synthesis of the end-product DNPOH involves two steps: (1) electrochemical oxidative nitration (addition of a geminal NO$_{2}$ group); and, (2) condensation with formaldehyde. Electrochemical oxidation of NE was first attempted by direct oxidation on a Pt electrode surface resulting in low yield and significant generation of undesirable by-product. Alternatively, two different mediators were employed resulting in a dramatic improvement of yield for the oxidative nitration step. The two different mediators used, Ag$^{+}$/Ag$^{0}$ and Fe(CN) 6 −3/−4 , were derived from the chemical oxidants known to perform the oxidative nitration. The Fe(CN) 6 −3/−4 mediator demonstrated the best promise for scale-up and industrial production due to the lower cost of the mediator and the solubility of the mediator lending it to greater ease-of-use in conventional electrochemical cell designs.
Starting Page	523
Ending Page	529
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0021891X
Journal	Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
Volume Number	38
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15728838
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2007-12-15
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Oxidative nitration Electrolysis Plasticizer Nitroparaffin Mediator Energetic material Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Physical Chemistry Electrochemistry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Materials Chemistry Chemical Engineering Electrochemistry

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