Studies on nitroaromatic compounds. Part III. The synthesis of some new polynitroacenaphthenes

Abstract

The nitration of mono- and di-nitroacenaphthenes in various media has been investigated, and it has been found that nitration occurs preferentially at the positions para to the aliphatic bridge. Methods have been devised for the preparation of 3,7-dinitroacenaphthene, 3,8-dinitroacenaphthene, 4,6-dinitroacenaphthene, 3,5,6-trinitroacenaphthene, 3,5,7-trinitroacenaphthene, 3,5,8-trinitroacenaphthene, 3,6,7-trinitroacenaphthene, 4,5,6-trinitroacenaphthene, 3,5,6,7-tetranitroacenaphthene, and 3,4,5,6,8-pentanitroacenaphthene.